I. An Advertisement, 11

I. An Advertisement, 11

II. Terrible News, 29

III. The Wanderer's Return 50

IV. An Explosion, 67

V. Across the Sea, 83

VI. A Horse Deal, 100

VII. Among the Cow-boys, 119

VIII. A Rattlesnake Diet, 136

IX. A Round-up, 156

X. A Race, 172

XI. A Fire on the Plains, 189

XII. An Indian Raid, 206

XIII. Rescued, 224

XIV. Surrounded by Redskins, 242

XV. With the Waggon Teams, 260

XVI. A Mining Expedition, 284

XVII. Carried off, 303

XVIII. The Brigands' Haunt, 321

XIX. A Fight and a Rescue, 339

XX. The Avenger, 359

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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The Meeting in the Inn Garden at El Paso, _Frontis. 290_

Symonds and Bill Tunstall have a Talk, 39

Hugh practises shooting with his Revolver, 72

"Hugh, seizing a poker, sprang at his Uncle," 81

When the Cow-boy fired, Hugh dropped on one knee, 98

"The next jump threw him fairly over the horse's head," 130

Branding the Calves at the "Round-up", 167

"A couple of kicks sent out the planks, and then we bolted," 195

"All safe, Father," cried Rosie, 230

The Cow-boys charged down upon the Indians, 262

Discovering the Body of the Bloodhound, 313

Besieged by Brigands, 346

[Illustration]

REDSKIN AND COW-BOY.