Tom Pope the Scout.--His Report.--An Expedition planned.--Tom's Story.--
A Comanche Village.--The Prisoner.--A New Way of Cooking Steak.--Big
Eagle the Chief.--An Escape, and Pursuit.--Soldiers from the Fort.--Our
Expedition starts.--The Organos Mountains,--Ned's Adventure with a
Rattlesnake.--We strike the Trail and follow it.--Hard Riding.--A
Discovery.--Is it Comanche or Apache?--The Moccasin.

CHAPTER XI.

The Tell-tale, and what it said.--Jerry's Decision.--The Ride.--A
Reconnoissance.--The Indian Camp.--Military Rule.--A Happy Thought.--The
Rifle-shot.--The Rescue.--How Ned obeyed the Lieutenant's Orders.--On
the Rampage.--Hal on Hand.--The Spoils.--Rejoicings over Juanita's
Return.--What Tom says.--Ned wounded.--A Mountain Carriage.--Arrival at
the Fort.--The Little Gold Ring.--Good-bye, Juanita.--"Disrispict."--A
Fight.

CHAPTER XII.

Once more on the Road.--We cross the Rio Grande.--Mesilla.--Hal's
Purchase.--A False Alarm.--A Ludicrous Scene.--An Unexpected Arrival in
Camp.--Patsey's Adventure with the "Divil."--"That bar" again.--What
Jerry says.--An Unsuccessful Hunt.--A Startling Echo.--Apache Visitors.--
El Chico.--The Apache Chief.

CHAPTER XIII.

Mr. Mastin.--Mangas Colorado.--Cadette.--A Terrible Battle.--Hal begins
his Story of Apache Land.--An Interruption.--"The Bear's goned."--The
Pursuit.