| The Biplane Forged Bravely Ahead | Frontispiece |
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| A Fanlike Stream of Light Shot Out | 64 |
| In the Center Stood a Log Cabin | 194 |
| The Bomb Had Exploded With Terrific Force | 262 |
| Abduction of General Wadsworth, | 236 |
| Anecdotes of an early settler of Kentucky, | 61 |
| Anecdotes of juvenile heroism, | 202 |
| Anecdotes of Washington, | 111 |
| A remarkable hunting excursion, | 133 |
| Big Joe Logston's struggle with an Indian, | 69 |
| Boquet's expedition into Indian territory, | 277 |
| Brady's leap, | 363 |
| Brant and the boy, | 32 |
| Brave deeds of Logan, | 245 |
| British atrocities during the Revolution, | 340 |
| Captain Hubbell's adventure on the Ohio, | 123 |
| Captain John Sevier, | 313 |
| Captivity of Jonathan Alder, | 270 |
| Close quarters with a rattlesnake, | 141 |
| Colonel Horry, of Marion's brigade, | 143 |
| Davy Crockett's adventure with a cougar, | 56 |
| Deborah Sampson, the maiden warrior, | 82 |
| Dick Moxon's fight with the deer, | 137 |
| Downing's remarkable escape from an Indian, | 120 |
| Elerson's twenty-five mile race, | 160 |
| Ethan Allen, a prisoner of war, | 229 |
| Execution of Colonel Isaac Hayne, | 335 |
| Female characters of the Revolution, | 175 |
| General Dale's adventure, | 310 |
| Harrison's invasion of Canada and death of Tecumseh, | 219 |
| Heroic death of Cornstalk, sachem of the Shawnees, | 252 |
| Horrible atrocities by savages, | 264 |
| Horrible cruelties by British troops, | 297 |
| Horsewhipping a tyrant, | 223 |
| Interesting anecdotes of Mrs. Fisher's courage, | 352 |
| John Minter's bear fight, | 53 |
| Joseph Bettys' bloody career, | 291 |
| Major Robert Rogers' adventure, | 303 |
| viMarvelous escape of Weatherford, | 309 |
| Miss Sherrill's flight to the fort, | 314 |
| Molly Pitcher at Monmouth, | 172 |
| Moody, the refugee, | 286 |
| Morgan's prayer, | 100 |
| Mrs. Austin and the bear, | 48 |
| Mrs. Slocumb at Moore's Creek, | 347 |
| Murphy saving the fort, | 18 |
| Nathan Hale's arrest and execution, | 341 |
| Proctor's massacre at River Basin, | 212 |
| Sargeant Jasper's adventures in the British camp, | 153 |
| Sargeant Jasper and the young Creole girl, | 88 |
| Simon Girty's attack on Bryant Station, | 317 |
| Simon Kenton and his Indian torture-ride, | 5 |
| Spirited adventures of a young married couple, | 350 |
| Tecumseh saving the prisoners, | 309 |
| The Baroness de Reidesel, | 183 |
| The chieftain's appeal, | 325 |
| The Grand Tower massacre, | 76 |
| The implacable governor, | 332 |
| The Johnson boys killing their captors, | 116 |
| The leap for life, | 300 |
| The little sentinel, | 197 |
| The mother's trial, | 242 |
| The women defending the wagon, | 261 |
| Thrilling anecdotes of women of the Revolution, | 93 |
| William Kennan's flight from thirty Indians, | 165 |
| SIMON KENTON'S TORTURE-RIDE, | 2 |
| MURPHY SAVING THE FORT, | 25 |
| BRANT AND YOUNG M'KOWN, | 33 |
| MRS. AUSTIN AND THE BEAR, | 49 |
| JOE LOGSTON'S ENCOUNTER WITH AN INDIAN, | 66 |
| DEBORAH, THE MAIDEN WARRIOR, | 89 |
| GENERAL MORGAN'S PRAYER, | 105 |
| JOHNSON BOYS KILLING THEIR CAPTORS, | 121 |
| SWEATLAND'S HUNTING ADVENTURE, | 130 |
| COLONEL HORRY'S EXPLOITS, | 145 |
| ELERSON'S TWENTY-FIVE MILE RACE, | 161 |
| MOLLY PITCHER AT MONMOUTH, | 177 |
| THE LITTLE SENTINEL, | 194 |
| TECUMSEH SAVING THE PRISONERS, | 217 |
| HORSEWHIPPING A TYRANT, | 233 |
| THE MOTHER'S TRIAL, | 249 |
| WOMEN DEFENDING THE WAGON, | 258 |
| CAPTIVITY OF JONATHAN ALDER, | 273 |
| MOODY, THE REFUGEE, | 289 |
| THE LEAP FOR LIFE, | 305 |
| THE CHIEFTAIN'S APPEAL, | 322 |
| THE IMPLACABLE GOVERNOR, | 337 |
| MRS. SLOCUMB AT MOORE'S CREEK, | 353 |
| BRADY'S LEAP, | 361 |
| Chap | |
| I. | Westward Bound |
| II. | The First Camp |
| III. | Thieves of the Night |
| IV. | An Acquaintance |
| V. | A Close Call |
| VI. | A Mishap |
| VII. | Jack Halloway |
| VIII. | Good Seed |
| IX. | A Battle Royal |
| X. | Whirlwind |
| XI. | Physician and Patient |
| XII. | A Hurried Flight |
| XIII. | A Startling Awakening |
| XIV. | Shoshone Callers |
| XV. | A Question of Skill and Courage |
| XVI. | Wireless Telegraphy |
| XVII. | In the Mountains |
| XVIII. | Indian Chivalry |
| XIX. | A Calamity |
| XX. | Old Friends |
| XXI. | Pressing Northward |
| XXII. | A Change of Plan |
| XXIII. | The Monarch of the Solitudes |
| XXIV. | A Memorable Encounter |
| XXV. | Through the Great Divide |
| XXVI. | Parting Company |
| XXVII. | Down the Columbia |
| XXVIII. | At Last |
| Frontispiece: Deerfoot and Whirlwind |
| Daniel Boone and Deerfoot |
| â?oHelloa!â? |
| A Battle Royal |
| The Anglo-Saxon Every Time |
| The Critical Moment |
| A Western Monarch |
| In The Rapids |
| I. | THE YOUNG CHAMPION. | 1 |
| II. | A WELL EARNED REWARD. | 10 |
| III. | DANGER IN THE AIR. | 20 |
| IV. | GERONIMO. | 32 |
| V. | COMPLIMENTS AT LONG RANGE. | 40 |
| VI. | APACHE CUNNING. | 48 |
| VII. | A SIGNAL. | 56 |
| VIII. | MAROZ AND CEBALLOS. | 64 |
| IX. | MENDEZ, THE SCOUT. | 71 |
| X. | THE EAVESDROPPER. | 78 |
| XI. | CAVARHO AND MENDEZ. | 85 |
| XII. | A CALL AND A REPLY. | 92 |
| XIII. | THE TROOPERS. | 99 |
| XIV. | WAITING FOR DAYLIGHT. | 107 |
| XV. | AN INTERRUPTED FLIGHT. | 115 |
| XVI. | THE RANCHMAN'S HOME. | 122 |
| XVII. | THE SHADOW OF DANGER. | 130 |
| XVIII. | A CRUEL BLOW. | 138 |
| XVII. | "NOW FOR IT." | 145 |
| XVIII. | "SEE DERE!" | 157 |
| XIX. | AN APACHE SIGNAL. | 170 |
| XX. | ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. | 183 |
| XXI. | A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK. | 202 |
| XXII. | WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | 211 |
| XXIII. | WHAT BEFELL MAURICE FREEMAN. | 221 |
| XXIV. | THE REALITY. | 231 |
| XXV. | A REMINISCENCE. | 241 |
| XXVI. | A SURPRISE INDEED. | 252 |
| XXVII. | CONCLUSION. | 265 |