THE DOG CRUSOE AND HIS MASTER A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies By ROBERT MICHAEL BALLANTYNE Author of "The Coral Island," "The Young Fur-Traders," "Ungava," "The Gorilla-Hunters," "The World of Ice," "Martin Rattler." &c 1894 _CONTENTS_. CHAPTER I. _The backwoods settlement--Crusoe's parentage and early history--The agonizing pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interesting matters_. CHAPTER II. _A shooting-match and its consequences--New friends introduced to the reader--Crusoe and his mother change masters_. CHAPTER III. _Speculative remarks with which the reader may or may not agree--An old woman--Hopes and wishes commingled with hard facts--The dog Crusoe's education begun_. CHAPTER IV. _Our hero enlarged upon_--_Grumps_. CHAPTER V. _A mission of peace--Unexpected joys--Dick and Crusoe set off for the land of the Redskins, and meet with adventures by the way as a matter of course--in the wild woods_. CHAPTER VI. _The great prairies of the far west--A remarkable colony discovered, and a miserable night endured_. CHAPTER VII. _The "wallering" peculiarities of buffalo bulls--The first buffalo hunt and its consequences--Crusoe comes to the rescue--Pawnees discovered--A monster buffalo hunt--Joe acts the part of ambassador_. CHAPTER VIII. _Dick and his friends visit the Indians and see many wonders--Crusoe, too, experiences a few surprises, and teaches Indian dogs a lesson--An Indian dandy--A foot-race_. CHAPTER IX. _Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part--A friend gained--A great feast_. CHAPTER X. _Perplexities--Our hunters plan their escape--Unexpected interruption--The tables turned--Crusoe mounts guard--The escape_. CHAPTER XI. _Evening meditations and morning reflections--Buffaloes, badgers, antelopes, and accidents--An old bull and the wolves--"Mad tails"--Henri floored, etc_. CHAPTER XII. _Wanderings on the prairie--A war party--Chased by Indians--A bold leap for life_. CHAPTER XIII. _Escape from Indians--A discovery--Alone in the desert_. CHAPTER XIV. _Crusoe's return, and his private adventures among the Indians--Dick at a very low ebb--Crusoe saves him_. CHAPTER XV. _Health and happiness return--Incidents of the journey--A buffalo shot--A wild horse "creased"--Dick's battle with a mustang_. CHAPTER XVI. _Dick becomes a horse tamer--Resumes his journey--Charlie's doings--Misfortunes which lead to, but do not terminate in, the Rocky Mountains--A grizzly bear_. CHAPTER XVII. _Dick's first fight with a grizzly--Adventure with a deer--A surprise_. CHAPTER XVIII. _A surprise, and a piece of good news--The fur-traders--Crusoe proved, and the Peigans pursued_. CHAPTER XIX. _Adventures with the Peigans--Crusoe does good service as a discoverer--The savages outwitted--The rescue_. CHAPTER XX. _New plans--Our travellers join the fur-traders, and see many strange things--A curious fight--A narrow escape, and a prisoner taken_. CHAPTER XXI.