Chapter I: Dan Gooch Makes a Discovery 9

II. MARTIN SURPRISES GOOSE CREEK 21
III. TALITHA SOLVES A PUZZLING PROBLEM 31
IV. THE STORM 42
V. AN UNEXPECTED RIVAL 52
VI. HUNTING A VARMINT 62
VII. THE JAM SOCIAL 74
VIII. THE MASTER KEY 83
IX. THE BAPTIZING 98
X. SI QUINN REVEALS A SECRET 119
XI. CHRISTMAS DOINGS 131
XII. GOOSE CREEK PLOTS AGAINST THE SCHOOLMASTER 137
XIII. THE “STILL” CAVE 150
XIV. LOST ON THE MOUNTAINS 160
XV. THE WALKING PARTY 173
XVI. THE MOUNTAIN CONGRESS 186
XVII. KID SHACKLEY GETS A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD 200
XVIII. COMMENCEMENT TIME AT BENTVILLE 210