The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-21

| Preu.red by Scott Bovine y Y. All druggists.
| old Indian was playing fair with him.
| So he started out He went up over
| the Tetons and down into the basin, al
fine picture of a little valley as a
man wants TO see lying out Of doors,
with a little creek running through
! the middle of it and fine pasture grass
| growing.
las Billy went into the valley he
made out little cabin down next to
| the creek. several miles from the foot
hills 1t was morning, and he had lots
Of time. He got down to the creek.
| got off his horse and made as if he
were prospecting along the little
stream. As he came along toward the
cabin he saw Three Fingered Jack and
three other fellows sitting on bench
beside the wall Their Winchesters
were all standing against the end wall
around the corner from them. They
were ali watching Billy, but didn't
seem to recognize him. Or if they did
they thought they had cinch, and
kept on smoking and Ginning. without
ever n motion to get out their guns
They probably figured that when Billy
got right opposite them they'd speak to
him, and while some CT them talked
one would hold him up. Possibly they
meant to do him. But he fooled them.
He kept prospecting along the lit
flo Nraalr until ho fo; ,,
them, keeping his horse between him
and the men beside the cabin, with his
bride rein thrown over his arm Just
as he came even with them he whipped
out his two six-shooters like lightning,
jumped in front of his pony, and drew
on the four horsethieves not thirty
yards away.
Put up your hands, he said.
by CAD, sir, they were paralyzed.
But they recovered - quick The
two fellows on the end jumped for
their Winchesters. Billy got the first
with his right and winged the other
with his left. His horse jumped bit,
he said when he told me about it, and
bothered his arm. The other two saw
they were trapped and put up their
hands One of them was Three Fingered
Jack.
How are you, Jack| says Billy.
Glad to find you at home. I've come
- long way to see you. Now won't
you kindly turn round and stand with
your face to that wall there. while /
assist your friend bit to relieve him
self of any extra shootin' or cuttin'
irons he may have in his pockets
Jack turned around without a
word. It's curious what a powerful
influence there is in the drop of :. six
shooter; and the beauty Of doing it
with gun and not Winchester is
that you can cover two men at
once with the gun. Now there was
that gang of train robbers down at
Rawlins. But that is another story.
Jack stood up against the wall fine.
Thanks says Billy, Dropping the
bride rein from his left arm, and TAX
ing some fine. stout cord out of one of
his holsters with his left had, al. the
time'keeping both men covered with his
right
Just keep your hands well up
above your head, please lie said to the
other fellow: and you, Jack, just
please put your hands out behind your
back. Don't try any grab game, now,
for I'm watching. you KIN ow, and this
gun might go Off
Jack stuck ont his hands as he was
ordered, quiet as lamb. Then Billy
walked up to the other fellow AID held
out the cord There was moose In
one end already prepared
Now, said be, just have the kind
ness to put that moose over Jacks hands
and tie it up tight Please be careful.
I'd be sorry to have to do any more
shooting than I've done
We'll, sir, the fellow did il. And
then Billy got another moose and tied
the other fellow himself Then he
stood EN- both up against the wall and
went through them and took every
blooming thing they had in the way OF
metal away from them. Then he tied
their feet and set EN- down on the
ends of the bench and tied 'em fast to
that Then he went through the fell
low he bad winged. He was bad hit
through the shoulder, and was uncon-
scious from loss of blood Billy ban
daged him up and managed to bring
him round after bit. feeling pretty
clipper all things considered Billy
buried the dead man and then got up
some of Jack 5 stolen horses. He dashed
the wounded man into one saddle, and
then took the rope of Jacks legs. got
him astraddle pony and lashed his
feet together under the pouv's belly.
Then he served the other chap the same
way. He threw ali their guns into the
creek and then united their hands, bat
tied their elbows together across their
backs That left their hands free In
guide their ponies. Then he jumped On
his own pony and made those fellows
20 ahead. one OF EN- leading the pony
the wounded man was riding. II took
Billy thirty hours TO get them on. over
the range. and he never took eyes off
Of en- until il was done But he did IL