ship—Rescue, and landing in Glasgow—Back to the Army again—Soldiering in India—The 57th ordered to New Zealand—The Taranaki Campaign—A court-martial—At the triangles

7-21 CHAPTER III THE CAMP OF THE HAUHAUS In the Maori country—Arrival at a Hauhau pa—Maori village scenes—The ceremonies round the sacred flagstaff—"Riré, riré, hau!"—The man with the tomahawk—A white slave—The painted warriors of Keteonetea—The blazing oven 22-33 CHAPTER IV IN THE OTAPAWA STOCKADE The return from Keteonetea—The hill-fort at Otapawa—A korero with the Hauhaus—Bent's one-eyed wife—"The wooing o' 't"—Bent is christened "Ringiringi" 34-42 CHAPTER V TE UA, PRIEST AND PROPHET Te Ua and his gods—The Pai mariré faith—" Charming" the British bullets—Bent's interview with the prophet—His life tapu'd—Preparing for battle—Life in the forest pa 43-54 CHAPTER VI THE STORMING OF OTAPAWA British forces attack the stockade—The bayonet charge—Flight of the Hauhaus—Through the forest by torchlight—Doctoring the wounded—The tangi by the river 55-65 CHAPTER VII BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest—The Hauhau hunters—Maori wood-craft— Bird-snaring and bird-spearing—The fowlers at Te Ngaere—The slayer of Broughton—Another runaway soldier, and his fate—The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy 66-77 CHAPTER VIII THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui—A great praying-house—The ritual of the Niu—Singular Hauhau chants—"Matua Pai mariré"—Bent's new owner, and his new wife—The tattooers—Another white renegade 78-91 CHAPTER IX A FOREST ADVENTURE The two eel-fishers—Bivouac in the bush—A murderous attack—The Waikato's tomahawk—"Ringiringi's" escape 92-101 CHAPTER X THE WAR-CHIEF AND HIS GODS The war-chief Titokowaru—Ancient ceremonies and religion revived—Uenuku, the god of battle—Titokowaru's mana-tapu—Bent makes cartridges for the Hauhaus—A novel weapon 102-107 CHAPTER XI "THE BEAK-OF-THE-BIRD" The stockade at Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu—In the Wharé-kura—Singular Hauhau war-rites—The "Twelve Apostles"—The enchanted taiaha—The heart of the pakeha: a human burnt-offering—An ambuscade and a cannibal feast 108-118 CHAPTER XII THE ATTACK ON TURUTURU-MOKAI REDOUBT Hauwhenua's war-party—A night march—Attack on Turuturu-Mokai Redoubt—A heroic defence—The heart of the captain—Touch-and-go—Relief at last 119-133 CHAPTER XIII THE KILLING OF KANE Bent and Kane brought before Titokowaru—Kane's flight—Captured by the Hauhaus—A traitor's end 134-138 CHAPTER XIV ADVENTURES AT TE NGUTU-O-TE-MANU In the midst of dangers—Bent stalked by Hauhaus—Old Jacob to the rescue—"Come on if you dare!"—The white man's new Maori name—Government forces attack and burn Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu—A new use for hand-grenades 139-144 CHAPTER XV A BATTLE IN THE FOREST; AND THE DEATH OF VON TEMPSKY The second fight at Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu—Titokowaru's prophecy—Tutangé and his sacred war-mat—Bent's narrow escape—Government forces defeated—How von Tempsky fell—A terrible retreat—Colonial soldiers' gallant rear-guard fight 145-179 CHAPTER XVI THE CANNIBALS OF THE BUSH After the battle—The slain heroes of Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu—A terrible scene on the marae—What Bent saw from his prison-hut—The sword of "Manu-rau"—A funeral pyre—Priestly incantations—A soldier's body eaten—Why the Hauhaus became cannibals 180-194 CHAPTER XVII SKIRMISHING AND FORT-BUILDING Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu abandoned—On the march again—Skirmishing on the Patea—Pakeha in pickle—A new stockade—Bent the pa-builder