[Frontispiece: Side by side, they rode off into the desert sunset.]





CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I THE VALLEY OF THE PECOS
II THE CAUCASIAN WAY
III THE INDIAN AND CAUCASIAN
IV THE INDIAN WAY
V THE PURSUIT
VI ENTERING THE DESERT KINDERGARTEN
VII THE FIRST LESSON
VIII A BROADENING HORIZON
IX TOUCH AND GO
X A LONG TRAIL
XI THE TURN IN THE TRAIL
XII THE CROSSING TRAILS
XIII AN INTERLUDE
XIV THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD
XV AN ESCAPE
XVI ADRIFT IN THE DESERT