TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter    
I Bess Fletcher’s First Western Acquaintance 11
II The Golden Glimpse 21
III Henry West’s Ideal 28
IV The Hesitating Lariat 38
V The Motley Spectators at Polson 43
VI HW Ranch 46
VII “I Would Have Done More for an Injun” 53
VIII Bess Learns the Real Cause of the Accident 59
IX “Helen” at the St. Ignatius Mission 65
X A Western Tragedy 76
XI The Miracle of Womanhood 87
XII An Indian in the Moonlight 97
XIII A Frantic Herd 105
XIV The First Visit of Dave Davis 117
XV A Journey Up Flathead Lake 130
XVI “Mon Desir” and the Box of Roses 137
XVII Bess Fletcher’s New Gun and Its First Victim 144
XVIII Mauchacho Wins the Race 153
XIX The Strength of a Beaded Belt 166
XX The Camping Trip and “Peter Pan” 181
XXI The Trout Deal 191
XXII A Pseudo Squaw 198
XXIII An Unusual Proposal 206
XXIV Why a Cheek Blanches 213
XXV Berenice Morton’s Arrival 221
XXVI A Wedding Day 235
XXVII “I—am—but—an—Indian” 244
XXVIII A Winter’s Vigil 250
XXIX The Brand HW 255
XXX “When You Can Forget” 268