CONTENTS
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I. A Removal is Planned 15
II. Early Life in the Middle West 22
III. Marrying and Giving in Marruge . • • . 28
IV. Old Blood and New 35
V. Sally O'Dowd 43
VI. The Beginning of a Journey 50
VII. Scxdtty's First Romance 55
VIII. A Border Incident 62
IX. The Captain defends the Law 68
X. The Captain makes a Distinction 76
XI. Mrs. McAlpin seeks Advice 84
XII. Jean becomes a Witness 92
XIII. An Approaching Storm 99
XIV. A Camp in Consternation 106
XV. Cholera Rages 113
XVI. Jean's Visit beyond the Veil 121
XVII. Father and DauIjhter 128
XVIII. The Little Doctor 134
XIX. A Brief Message for Mrs. Benson . . . . 142
XX. The Teamsters Desert 148
XXI. An Unexpected Encounter 156
XXII. The Squaw Man 163
XXIII. The Squaw asserts her Right
