WITH SULLY INTO THE SIOUX LAND BY THE SAME AUTHOR THE CONQUEST OF THE MISSOURI. Profusely illustrated. Large 8vo _net_, $2.00. FRONTIER BALLADS. Cover, end-paper design, and illustrations by Maynard Dixon. Novelty binding. $1.00 _net_ A. C. MCCLURG & CO., PUBLISHERS CHICAGO [Illustration: Catching up a heavy stick he hurled it at the head of one of the warriors [CHAPTER III] ] "AMONG THE SIOUX" SERIES WITH SULLY INTO THE SIOUX LAND BY JOSEPH MILLS HANSON AUTHOR OF "THE CONQUEST OF THE MISSOURI," "FRONTIER BALLADS," ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN W. NORTON [Illustration: Logo] CHICAGO A. C. MCCLURG & CO. 1910 COPYRIGHT A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1910 Published, November 12, 1910 Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England PRESS OF THE VAIL COMPANY COSHOCTON, U. S. A. TO MY FATHER JOSEPH RANDALL HANSON, WHO, AS A BOY AND YOUNG MAN ON THE OLD DAKOTA FRONTIER, LIVED THROUGH MORE ADVENTURES THAN A VOLUME COULD DESCRIBE CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE SCOURGE OF THE BORDER 9 II THE FLIGHT THROUGH THE DARKNESS 35 III BESIEGED IN FORT RIDGELY 54 IV REFUGEES 77 V HOPE DEFERRED 95 VI ON GENERAL SULLY'S STAFF 119 VII UP THE MISSOURI 130 VIII PRAIRIE MARCHING 149 IX THE REVENGE OF THE COYOTES 167 X THE FORT ON THE RIVER 183 XI TRAILING THE HOSTILES 207 XII THE BATTLE OF TAHKAHOKUTY 224 XIII BESET IN THE BAD LANDS 253 XIV TE-O-KUN-KO 279 XV IN THE WAKE OF THE GRASSHOPPERS 302 XVI ADRIFT IN A BARGE 319 XVII CAPTURED BY GUERILLAS 345 XVIII THE DEFENCE OF GLASGOW 372 XIX REUNITED 394 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Catching up a heavy stick he hurled it at the head of one of the warriors _Frontispiece_ She charged at him as he fired 159 The Indian raised his rifle to shoot Corporal Wright 179 He was just pulling himself up 247 Bill Cotton protects Al from the guerilla 355 WITH SULLY INTO THE SIOUX LAND CHAPTER I THE SCOURGE OF THE BORDER "Papa is coming, mama! Papa is coming!"