The War Trail

About this eBook

Author

Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883

Title

The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Wild horses -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

23144

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23144

Release Date

October 21, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."The War Trail" — Chapter One. — Souvenirs. — Chapter Two. — A Mexican frontier village. — Chapter Three. — The rangers on picket. — Chapter Four. — Making a captive. — Chapter Five. — My captive. — Chapter Six. — Isolina De Vargas. — Chapter Seven. — An order to forage. — Chapter Eight. — Don Ramon. — Chapter Nine. — “Un Papelcito.” — Chapter Ten. — An old enmity. — Chapter Eleven. — Rafael Ijurra. — Chapter Twelve. — The yellow domino. — Chapter Thirteen. — The blue domino. — Chapter Fourteen. — Love-thoughts. — Chapter Fifteen. — An odd epistle. — Chapter Sixteen. — The Manada. — Chapter Seventeen. — The hunt of the wild-horse. — Chapter Eighteen. — The phantom-horse. — Chapter Nineteen. — A prairie dream. — Chapter Twenty. — Lost upon the prairie. — Chapter Twenty One. — A Prairie Repast. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Chased by a “Grizzly.” — Chapter Twenty Three. — The Toughest Struggle of my Life. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Old Comrades. — Chapter Twenty Five. — A Queer Conversation. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Vows of Vengeance. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — Rube roasted alive. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — The Mesa. — Chapter Thirty. — Guerrilleros. — Chapter Thirty One. — The Parley. — Chapter Thirty Two. — A Dead Shot. — Chapter Thirty Three. — A Running-Shot. — Chapter Thirty Four. — Rube’s charger. — Chapter Thirty Five. — El Zorro. — Chapter Thirty Six. — A Plan of Escape. — Chapter Thirty Seven. — Elijah Quackenboss. — Chapter Thirty Eight. — Rube’s plan. — Chapter Thirty Nine. — Scaling the Cliff. — Chapter Forty. — A Reinforcement. — Chapter Forty One. — The Indian Spy. — Chapter Forty Two. — The Caballada. — Chapter Forty Three. — A Chapter of Explanations. — Chapter Forty Four. — Dutch Lige in a Difficulty. — Chapter Forty Five. — A Lover on the Trail. — Chapter Forty Six. — A Declaration on Horseback. — Chapter Forty Seven. — Strayed from the Track. — Chapter Forty Eight. — An Adios. — Chapter Forty Nine. — Threats. — Chapter Fifty. — Awkward Odds. — Chapter Fifty One. — An Official Black List. — Chapter Fifty Two. — The Route. — Chapter Fifty Three. — Camp Gossip. — Chapter Fifty Four. — The Ruined Rancho. — Chapter Fifty Five. — A Cruel Proscription. — Chapter Fifty Six. — The Bivouac of the Guerrilla. — Chapter Fifty Seven. — Taking the Trail. — Chapter Fifty Eight. — The Voyageur. — Chapter Fifty Nine. — Trailing by Torch-Light. — Chapter Sixty. — The Sombrero. — Chapter Sixty One. — The Trail Recovered. — Chapter Sixty Two. — Wolves on the Track. — Chapter Sixty Three. — Across the Torrent. — Chapter Sixty Four. — A Lilliputian Forest. — Chapter Sixty Five. — Scattering the Wild Stallions. — Chapter Sixty Six. — Lost in a Chapparal. — Chapter Sixty Seven. — Encounter with Javall. — Chapter Sixty Eight. — The Woods on Fire? — Chapter Sixty Nine. — Smoke and Thirst. — Chapter Seventy. — A Burnt Prairie. — Chapter Seventy One. — The Talk of the Trackers. — Chapter Seventy Two. — “Injun Sign.” — Chapter Seventy Three. — Translating the “Sign.” — Chapter Seventy Four. — The Steed Lazoed. — Chapter Seventy Five. — The “Indios Bravos.” — Chapter Seventy Six. — On the War-Trail. — Chapter Seventy Seven. — The Writing on the Maguey. — Chapter Seventy Eight. — The Southern Savage. — Chapter Seventy Nine. — A Subterranean Fire. — Chapter Eighty. — A Red Epistle. — Chapter Eighty One. — More Writing in Red. — Chapter Eighty Two. — An “Injun on the Back-Track.” — Chapter Eighty Three. — My Plan. — Chapter Eighty Four. — “Painting Injun.” — Chapter Eighty Five. — The Last Hours on the Trail. — Chapter Eighty Six. — The Comanche Camp. — Chapter Eighty Seven. — No Cover. — Chapter Eighty Eight. — Rube Consulting his Oracle. — Chapter Eighty Nine. — The Trapper’s Counsel. — Chapter Ninety. — Taking to the Water. — Chapter Ninety One. — Up-Stream. — Chapter Ninety Two. — Coup-d’oeil of the Camp. — Chapter Ninety Three. — A Friendly Encounter. — Chapter Ninety Four. — The Council. — Chapter Ninety Five. — Measuring the Chances. — Chapter Ninety Six. — The White-Haired Chief. — Chapter Ninety Seven. — Speeches in Council. — Chapter Ninety Eight. — A Rough Courtship. — Chapter Ninety Nine. — The Crisis. — Chapter One Hundred. — The Last Chase.

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