The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

about the Tetons, he went out to the
Shoshoue reservation and got an old
chief there to make him q map of the
Teton country. The old fellow drew it
on a single. 1t was an almighty
rough map, as you can mighty we'll
imagine, but it showed the lay of the
country fairly well, and Billy got a
pretty good notion of where he was
trying to go.
By CAD, sir, there wasn't any gristlc
in the end of Billy Barsford's breast
bone, He's no spring chicken. What
did he do but hang around that Sho-
shone camp four or five days longer,
and then make out to the old chief that
he'd burned up by mistake the single
Oh which the map was made and got
the old buck to make him another
That night Billy compared the two
shingles. The maps agreed in essen
tial details, and Billy concluded the
old Indian was playing fair with him.
So he started out He went up over
the Tetons and down into the basin, as
fine picture of little valley as
man wants to see lying out of doors,
with little creek running through
the middle of it and fine pasture grass
growing.
''As 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 Geek.
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 all watching Billy, but didn't
seem to recognize him. Or if they did
they thought they had cinoh, and
kept on smoking and Ginning, without
ever a motion to get ont their guns.
They probably figured that when Billy
got right opposite them they'd speak to
him, and while some OF them talked
ono would hold him up. Possibly they
meant to do him. But he fooled them.
''IIe kept prospecting along the lit |
tie crock until he got fair even with
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 I
cut his two six-shooters like lightning. {
janped in front of his pony, and drew {
on the four horsethieves not thirty I
yards away. {
Put up your hands, he said
BY CAD, sir, they were paralyzed. {
But they recovered - quick. The I
two fellows on the end Jumped for {
their Winchesters. Billy got the first 9
with his right and winged the other f
with his left. His horse jumped bit. h
he said when he told me about it, and C
bothered his arm. The other two saw a
they were trapped and put up their
hands, One of them was Three Fingered c
Jnclz +
How are you, Jack% says Billy. 8
Glad to find you at home. I've come {.
. - long way to see you. Now won't il
you kindly turn round and stand with 2
your face TO that wall there, while l Z
assist your friend bit to relieve him f
SELF OF any extra shootin' or cuttin' 81
rons he may have in his pockets?' il
Jack turned around without a II
yord. It's curious what a powerful a.
there is in the drop Of six u,
shooter; and the beatty Of doing it b
With gun and not a Winchester is o.
hat You can cover two men at OF
'nce with the gun. Now there was d,
nat gang of train robbers down at b,
tawlins. But that is another story. 81
aek stood up against the wall fine. :
Thanks says Billy, dropping the dc
ride rein from his left arm, and TAX
ag some fine, stout cord out of one of w
is holsters with his left had, all the dc
imezeeping both men covered with his dc
light. re
Just keep your hands well up
bove your head, please. he said to the ca
ther fellow; and you, Jack Just in
lease put your hands out behind your te
ach. Don't try any grab game now,
~ I'm watching, you KIN ow, and this do
un might 20 Off :.
Jack stuck out his hands as he was
rdered, quiet as lamb. Then Billy 30
alked up TO the other fellow and held f e."
1T the cord. There was a moose in ~
le end already prepared. T.; in
Now, said he, just have the kind ~,
sss to put that moose over Jacks hands -,
ID Tie it mp tight. Please be careful. ~
1 be sorry to have to do any more ~
ooting than I've done. -,
Well, Sir, the fellow did it. And oD !.
en- Billy got another moose and tied
c other fellow himself Then he .--1
god EN- both up against the wall and ~, w.
emit through them and took every -
coming thing they had in the way of 80 ~,
ctal away from them Then he tied &c &c,
cir icet and set 'em down on the ~ ~,
DIS OF the bench and tied em fast to 80, 49,
at Then he went through the fell ' ..li,
Y he had winged. II was bad hit -
rough the shoulder, and was uncon- ~
GUS from loss Of blood. Billy ban W "
ged him up and managed to Bring 10 ~
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