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When the rifle spoke the huge head of the buffalo was almost under Poke’s belly
THE TRAIL BOYS OF THE PLAINS
OR
THE HUNT FOR THE BIG BUFFALO
BY
JAY WINTHROP ALLEN
ILLUSTRATED BY
WALTER S. ROGERS
NEW YORK
GEORGE SULLY & COMPANY
Copyright, 1915.
GEORGE SULLY & COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.
Table of Contents
I—SOMETHING ABOUT A BUFFALO
II—AT THE SILENT SUE
III—THE LAME INDIAN
IV—THE ROCKING STONE
V—THE BEARS’ DEN
VI—IN THE OLD TUNNEL
VII—THE RESCUE—AND AFTERWARD
VIII—CHET SHOOTS A HAWK
IX—ON THE TRAIL TO GRUB STAKE
X—MR. HAVENS HAS A VISITOR
XI—THE FIRST ADVENTURE
XII—A MAVERICK
XIII—“THE DOG SOLDIERS”
XIV—THE WARNING
XV—“WHAT WON’T BE LED MUST BE DRIVEN”
XVI—THE WOLF RING
XVII—A MYSTERY
XVIII—ROYAL GAME
XIX—A FRUITLESS CHASE
XX—A MIDNIGHT ALARM
XXI—A STARTLING DISCOVERY
XXII—AFTER THE THIEVES
XXIII—THE FIRST BUFFALO
XXIV—TIT FOR TAT
XXV—CHET’S DETERMINATION
XXVI—“THE KING OF THEM ALL”
XXVII—DIG’S GREAT IDEA
XXVIII—GREAT LUCK
XXIX—PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT
XXX—HOW IT ENDED
Illustrations
When the rifle spoke the huge head of the buffalo was almost under Poke’s belly
Dig spurred his horse over to the place and leaped down to give his chum a helping hand
Then Chet saw the bear—a big black fellow, standing erect
They fairly “wolfed” the venison steaks