Chapter 2

XIV. OUT OF THE DESERT 168 XV. THE BIG MAN'S RETURN 183 XVI. A PECULIAR POSITION 198 XVII. ADOPTING A FAMILY 208 XVIII. LARRY KILDENE'S STORY 219 XIX. THE MINE--AND THE DEPARTURE 237 XX. ALONE ON THE MOUNTAIN 252 XXI. THE VIOLIN 267 XXII. THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL 282 XXIII. A DISCOURSE ON LYING 295 XXIV. AMALIA'S FÊTE 305 XXV. HARRY KING LEAVES THE MOUNTAIN 318