CHAPTER XXVI.

THE STAGE DRIVERS OF THE PLAINS--"OLD BOB"--JAMAICA AND GINGER--AN

OLD ACQUAINTANCE--BEADS OF THE PAST--ROBBING THE

DEAD--A LEAP FROM THE LOST HISTORY OF THE MOUND BUILDERS--INDIAN

TRADITIONS--SPECULATIONS--ADOBE HOUSES IN A RAIN--CHEAP

LIVING--WATCH TOWERS, 377-386