9

III. A BRAVE NAME 17

IV. THE MINING EXPEDITION 24

V. A VERY OLD TRAIL 32

VI. A THIRSTY MARCH 40

VII. THE GREAT CANON 48

VIII. WATER! WATER! 56

IX. INTO A NEW WORLD 64

X. SILE'S POCKET 71

XI. A TRAPPED BOY 80

XII. THE ERRAND OF ONE-EYE 88

XIII. GREAT SCOUTING 96

XIV. A WRESTLING MATCH 103

XV. A GREAT CAPTAIN 111

XVI. VISITING 117

XVII. MORE FUN 126

XVIII. TWO WAR-PARTIES 136

XIX. WONDERFUL FISHING 146

XX. A FULL CORRAL 157

XXI. THE GOLD MINE 166

XXII. A NEW SETTLEMENT 174

XXIII. DANGER 182

XXIV. SILE'S VICTORY 191

XXV. A MIDNIGHT MARCH 199

XXVI. PREPARING FOR AN ATTACK 207

XXVII. FROM BOW TO RIFLE 216

XXVIII. THE APACHES HAVE COME 224

XXIX. STIRRING TIMES 232

XXX. A DARING RIDE 239

ILLUSTRATIONS

"Two arrows explores the ruins" _Frontispiece_

"Not a boy or girl among them had such a
treasure as that mirror" _Facing p._ 120

"The midnight march of the Nez Perces" " 206

"His right hand with his palm up to show
that he was peaceful" " 230

TWO ARROWS

TWO ARROWS

A STORY OF RED AND WHITE

CHAPTER I

THE HUNGRY CAMP

The mountain countries of all the earth have always been wonder-lands.
The oldest and best known of them are to this day full of things that
nobody has found out. That is the reason why people are always exploring
them, but they keep their secrets remarkably well, particularly the
great secret of how they happened to get there in that shape.

The great western mountain country