CHAPTER PAGE
I JIMMY SIGNS A NOTE 1
II JIMMY'S APOLOGY 9
III THE CAYUSE PONY 19
IV KELSHOPE RANCH 29
V JIMMY HOLDS FAST 38
VI DEERING OWNS A DEBT 47
VII AN INSURABLE INTEREST 56
VIII JIMMY GETS TO WORK 67
IX THE QUIET WOODS 78
X LAURA'S REFUSAL 87
XI THE GAME RESERVE 98
XII STANNARD FRONTS A CRISIS 108
XIII THE DESERTED HOMESTEAD 117
XIV A SHOT IN THE DARK 126
XV TROOPER SIMPSON'S PRISONERS 135
XVI THE NECK 144
XVII DILLON MEDITATES 152
XVIII THE CARTRIDGE BELT 162
XIX USEFUL FRIENDS 171
XX BOB'S DENIAL 182
XXI DEERING'S EXCURSION 190
XXII DEERING TAKES COUNSEL 200
XXIII MARGARET TAKES A PLUNGE 208
XXIV JIMMY RESIGNS HIMSELF 218
XXV THE CALL 227
XXVI DEERING TAKES THE TRAIL 236
XXVII DEERING'S PROGRESS 245
XXVIII A DISSOLVING PICTURE 254
XXIX HELD UP 263
XXX THE GULLY 274
XXXI STANNARD'S LINE 281
XXXII BY THE CAMP-FIRE 288
XXXIII SIR JAMES APPROVES 297