The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-01-12

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 Tctons and down into the basin, as
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 il and fine pasture grass
growing.
As Billy went into the valley he
made ont a little cabin down next 70
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
We're prospecting along the little
stream As he came along toward the
cabin he saw Three-Fingcrcd Jack and
three other fellows sitting on 4 bench
beside the wall Their Winchesters
were all standing against the end wall
around the corner from them. They
We're all watching Billy, but didn't
seem To recognize him Or if they did
they thought they had Il cinch, and
kept on smoking and Ginning. without
ever motion 70 get cut 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
trIdlc rein thrown over his arm. Just
- 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 Ninchcsters. Billy got the first
with his right and winged the other
with his LEFT His horse jumped A bit.
he said when ne told me about 1t, and
bothered his arm. The other two saw
they We're trapped and put up their
hands One of them was Three Fingered
,acil.
How are you, JACKIE SAYS Billy.
Glad - find you At horne. I've come
49, long wav To see you Now won't
rou kindly turn round and stand with
,otIr face TO that wall there, while
assist your friend a bit 10 relieve him
7eifo any extra shootin' or cuttin
irons he may have in has pockets?
Jack turned around without
word. It's curious what Il powerful
Ialucncc there = in the drop of a six
.hooter; and the beatty of doing it
with "a gun and not a Winchester IS
-.tat You can cover two men at
once with the gun. Now there WIS
that gang OF train robbers down at
- 81 Il. =
Jack stood mp against the wall fine.
"'IhunliS.' says Billy, dropping the
bride rein from his left arm, and TAX
ing some Gne, stout cord out of one of
his holsters with his left had. ali the
time keeping both men covered with his
rirhL
Just keep your hands well mp
abovc 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 know, and this
gun might 20 or
''Jaci, stuck out his hands as he was
ordered, quiet as a lamb. Then Billy
walked mp 70 the other fellow ard 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 tie it up tight Please be careful.
I'd be sorry to have 10 do any more
shooting than I've done.
We'll. 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 'om down on the
ends of the bench and tied 'cm 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
dagcd linn up and managed to bring
him round after bit, feeling pretty
clipper all things considered. Billy
burned the dead man and then got mp
some of Jacks stolen horses. lie lashcd
the wounded man into one saddle. ana
then took the rope of 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
20 ahead, one OF EN- leading the pony
the wounded man was riding. Ii took
Billy thirty hours TO get them out over
the range, and ne never took eyes off
of 'em until it was done. But he did II
and got the rewards And ten days
after he got 'em in Laramie Il lot of
their gang held mp the town and took
'cm out Yes sir. they did"