Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-12-16

shone camp four or five days longer,
and then make out to the old chief that
he'd burned up by mistake the shingle
oil 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 u picture of u 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 ii 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 cinch, and
kept on smoking and chinning, without
ever motion to get out their guns
They probably figured that when Billy
got right opposite them they'd speak TO
him, and while some of them talked
one would hold him up. Possibly they
meant to do him. But he fooled them.
''He kept prospecting along the lit
tie creek 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
Us 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 We're paralyzed.
But they recovered - quick. The
two fellows on the end jumped for
their Winchcsters. Billy got the first
with his right AMI 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, JaclS?' says Billy
Glad to find you at home. I've come
a - long way to see you. Now won't
you kindly turn round and stand with
your face to that wall there, while 1
assist your friend bit to relieve him
self of any extra shootin' or cuttin'
irons he may have in his pocl1ets?'
Jack turned around without a
word. It's curious what powerful
influence there is in the drop of a six
shooter; and the beatty OF doing it
with u gun and not Winchester is
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, all the
timekeeping both men covered with his
right
Just keep your hands we'll up
above your head, please he 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 In ow, and this
gun might go off,
Jack stuck out his hunds as he was
ordered, quiet as lamb. Then Billy
walked up to the other fellow and held
out the cord, There was moose in
one end already prepared
"'Now, said he, just have the kind
ness to put that moose over jacks hands
and tic it up tight. Please be careful.
I'd be sorry to have to do any more
shooting than I've done
well, sir, the fellow did it. And
then Billy got another moose and tied
the other fellow himself Then he
stood 'em 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 'cm down on the
ends of the bench and tied 'em fast to
that. Then he went through the fell
low he had 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
chirper all things considered. Billy
buried the dead man and then got up
some Of Jacks stolen horses. He lashed
the wounded man into one saddle, and
then took the rope Oft Jacks legs, got
him astraddle pony and lashed his
feet together under the pony's belly.
Then he served the other chap the same
way. He threw all their guns into the
creek and then united their hands, but
tied their elbows together across their
backs. That left their hands free to
guide their ponies. Then he jumped on
his own pony and made those fellows
go ahead, one of 'em leading the pony
the wounded man was riding ~ took
Billy thirty hours to get them out over
the range, and he never took eyes off
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