The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard. A figure lay upon
a heap of furs. It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and
a weak voice exclaimed:
“By the nine gods of war! Thanks be it’s you, Cody! I thought you’d
never come, though this dear girl here swore you would, as you had
promised her.”
To see one whom we believe dead--aye, have seen lying stark on the
field of battle and believe to have been buried there--rise up suddenly
and confront us is indeed a shock. Buffalo Bill fell back a step,
exclaiming:
“Dick Danforth!”
“’Tis I, old faithful! Thanks to this girl--who is the whitest Injun
God ever made--I am alive, the sole survivor of my unfortunate party.”
“Dick, I saw you lying on the field of battle,” declared the scout,
taking his hand. “How came you here?”
“She brought me back to life. She found there was life in me. I had
got a terrible crack on the head. She and the old woman brought me
here, and I have been hidden in this teepee ever since. I’m a whole lot
better now, Cody. I believe I could ride a horse.”
“And the White Antelope has cared for you?” cried the scout.
“She has, indeed.” Then the young man whispered: “Isn’t she beautiful?
And how glad I am, old man, that you stayed my hand that day when I
would have murdered her!”
“Ho, ho!” muttered the scout. “Sets the wind in that quarter? I must
tell you two young people something before more mischief be done.”
He seized the girl’s hand and drew her forward to the side of
Danforth’s couch.
“White Antelope,” he said in English, “do you remember that I told you
once I knew your mother?”
She nodded, watching him with bright eyes.
“She was a lovely woman. She was a white woman. It was true she was
Oak Heart’s wife, but she had been espoused before by a good and great
white man. He was killed by Oak Heart’s people, and for a time your
mother was stricken by the mercy of the Great Spirit with forgetfulness.
“When she came to herself she believed that her husband and her son
were dead. She became Oak Heart’s squaw. But her son was not dead. I
had saved him from the Indians, and he lived to grow up----”
Danforth raised himself up with a great cry.
“You do not mean it! It is impossible!” he cried. “This girl----?”
“Is your sister. White Antelope, this young man is your elder
brother--and a mighty fine fellow you’ll find him. Your mother was the
finest woman I ever knew, and _your_ father, Dick--God help him!--was
once the finest fellow in the world!”
The scout choked and was silent. He was thinking of that awful,
convulsed face of the Mad Hunter as he fell backward from the summit of
the bluff, with Texas Jack’s bullet in his brain!
“He--he is my brother?” murmured the girl, her eyes shining.
“That’s what he is,” said the scout, recovering himself and speaking
heartily.
She went to Danforth and put both her hands in his. The young fellow
suddenly pulled her down to him and kissed her on the lips.
“That’s the way _white_ brothers and sisters greet each other,” he
said, with a weak laugh. “When can you get us away from this camp,
Cody?”
That was a question easier to be asked than answered. But the
excitement over the letting of Cody himself go free aided them in their
attempt. The chiefs were murmuring against the decision of Oak Heart.
The old man was fighting for his supremacy as head chief of the tribe.
He could not even see the White Antelope, and shut her out of his lodge.
This piqued the wayward girl. She was the more ready to go with her
new-found brother, as he was ill and needed her. But she only agreed
to go with him to Fort Resistence and then directly return. But Dick
Danforth said confidently:
“Let me once get her away from the influence of these bloody redskins,
and I’ll wean her away from them. I know what will please a young girl
like her. I’ll take her to San Francisco, Bill. Thanks to you, I’ve
some property of my own left of my poor father’s estate. And isn’t she
a beauty! Won’t she make ’em sit up and take notice at the Bay?”
Under cover of the night the scout and the Indian maid helped the
wounded Danforth upon a horse, and the three wended their way from
the encampment. They were not followed--or, at least, were not
overtaken--until they reached Captain Keyes’ command. Then they were
hurried on under an escort to Resistence. White Antelope made no
objection to going, her brother was so weak and needed her so much.
Indeed, the wily young fellow remained an invalid so long that his
sister became half-reconciled to civilized clothing and to white people
before they took the long journey to San Francisco, where Dick went to
spend the furlough allowed him by the department.
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The scene changes once more to Fort Advance, some days after that on
which Buffalo Bill, the Border King, had set out on his dangerous
mission to the village of the Sioux. It is a little past sunrise, and a
horseman is descried taking the trail from the cañon toward the fort.
He is mounted on a great white charger that comes like the wind.
The rider looks pale and jaded, and his buckskin attire has seen hard
usage. But he is recognized by the sentinel over the gate, and his cry
is repeated about the fort:
“Here comes Buffalo Bill, the King of the Border!”
Waving his battered hat in response to the shout, Buffalo Bill rides
straight to the open gate, enters, and dismounts before Major Baldwin’s
door. An orderly seizes his bridle-rein, and the major comes forth and
grasps the scout’s hand with the words:
“Thanks be to God for seeing you again alive, Cody! When Keyes told me
you were safe, I felt like ordering a feast to celebrate the occasion.
And they say the Sioux are ready for peace?”
“I believe they are. Oak Heart has pretty much lost his grip on the
tribe, and is an outcast. But the new powers-that-be have seen the
fallacy of trying issues again with us.”
“We certainly believed you dead one while, Cody.”
“And it was a close shave not to be this time, sir.”
“You have won out as usual, Bill, with flying colors.”
“Yes, Major Baldwin. I went to Oak Heart’s village with the firm
determination to get Boyd Bennett if it cost me my life. That scoundrel
had been a thorn in my side too long. I got him. He’s dead. He’ll do no
more harm _this_ side of the Great Divide!”
“A good piece of work, Cody. And I understand that old maniac, the Mad
Hunter, who attacked Keyes, is dead, too?”
“That is so. But I am sorry for _his_ end. I tell you in confidence,
major, that the man was Dick Danforth’s father--though I never
suspected it until I saw his face close to. The Indians were supposed
to have cracked him on the head and flung him into the river years ago.
The crack on the head was sure enough. But he wasn’t drowned. His end
has come now, poor fellow.”
“And Dick wonderfully saved!”
“He is, indeed--and has found a sister.”
“Ah, Cody! That was a joker you kept up your sleeve a long time,” said
the major.
“True. I knew the boy’s hatred for all savages. I did not know about
his poor mother and this girl until I had really instilled some of the
boy’s hatred into his mind myself. I feared for him to know the truth.
Yet I wanted to save her from the savages. Providence performed what I
could not.”
“True.... But those scalp-locks, Cody?” asked Major Baldwin, pointing
to the string of ghastly trophies hanging from the scout’s belt.
“Oh, those are the roofs of the braves who tried to raise my hair. I
intended to have a rope made of them to hang Boyd Bennett with, but
I’ll have them made into a bridle for you, instead, major.”
“All right, scout. Thank you for the gift. And now you are free. Report
to me in full when you have rested,” and with another hand-clasp the
major let him go.
Many other hands were waiting to clasp that of the Border King. It was
some time before he could break away and find Texas Jack in the scouts’
quarters.
But times of rest were few and far between for these hardy men of the
frontier. One tribe of red men were scarcely subjugated for the time
when another would rise up to kill and slay. It was not long before
Buffalo Bill was performing more daring deeds to add to his fame upon
the border.
THE END.
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1--Buffalo Bill, the Border King By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
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4--Buffalo Bill’s Trump Card By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
5--Buffalo Bill’s Pledge By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
6--Buffalo Bill’s Vengeance By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
7--Buffalo Bill’s Iron Grip By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
8--Buffalo Bill’s Capture By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
9--Buffalo Bill’s Danger Line By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
10--Buffalo Bill’s Comrades By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
11--Buffalo Bill’s Reckoning By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
12--Buffalo Bill’s Warning By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
13--Buffalo Bill at Bay By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
14--Buffalo Bill’s Buckskin Pards By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
15--Buffalo Bill’s Brand By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
16--Buffalo Bill’s Honor By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
17--Buffalo Bill’s Phantom Hunt By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
18--Buffalo Bill’s Fight With Fire By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
19--Buffalo Bill’s Danite Trail By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
20--Buffalo Bill’s Ranch Riders By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
21--Buffalo Bill’s Death Trail By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
22--Buffalo Bill’s Trackers By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
23--Buffalo Bill’s Mid-air Flight By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
24--Buffalo Bill, Ambassador By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
25--Buffalo Bill’s Air Voyage By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
26--Buffalo Bill’s Secret Mission By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
27--Buffalo Bill’s Long Trail By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
28--Buffalo Bill Against Odds By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
29--Buffalo Bill’s Hot Chase By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
30--Buffalo Bill’s Redskin Ally By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
31--Buffalo Bill’s Treasure Trove By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
32--Buffalo Bill’s Hidden Foes By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
33--Buffalo Bill’s Crack Shot By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
34--Buffalo Bill’s Close Call By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
35--Buffalo Bill’s Double Surprise By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
36--Buffalo Bill’s Ambush By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
37--Buffalo Bill’s Outlaw Hunt By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
38--Buffalo Bill’s Border Duel By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
39--Buffalo Bill’s Bid for Fame By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
40--Buffalo Bill’s Triumph By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
41--Buffalo Bill’s Spy Trailer By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
42--Buffalo Bill’s Death Call By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
43--Buffalo Bill’s Body Guard By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
44--Buffalo Bill’s Still Hunt By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
45--Buffalo Bill and the Doomed Dozen By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
46--Buffalo Bill’s Prairie Scout By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
47--Buffalo Bill’s Traitor Guide By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
48--Buffalo Bill’s Bonanza By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
49--Buffalo Bill’s Swoop By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
50--Buffalo Bill and the Gold King By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
51--Buffalo Bill, Deadshot By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
52--Buffalo Bill’s Buckskin Bravos By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
53--Buffalo Bill’s Big Four By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
54--Buffalo Bill’s One-armed Pard By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
55--Buffalo Bill’s Race for Life By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
56--Buffalo Bill’s Return By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
57--Buffalo Bill’s Conquest By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
58--Buffalo Bill to the Rescue By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
59--Buffalo Bill’s Beautiful Foe By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
60--Buffalo Bill’s Perilous Task By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
61--Buffalo Bill’s Queer Find By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
62--Buffalo Bill’s Blind Lead By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
63--Buffalo Bill’s Resolution By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
64--Buffalo Bill, the Avenger By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
65--Buffalo Bill’s Pledged Pard By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
66--Buffalo Bill’s Weird Warning By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
67--Buffalo Bill’s Wild Ride By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
68--Buffalo Bill’s Redskin Stampede By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
69--Buffalo Bill’s Mine Mystery By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
70--Buffalo Bill’s Gold Hunt By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
71--Buffalo Bill’s Daring Dash By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
72--Buffalo Bill on Hand By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
73--Buffalo Bill’s Alliance By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
74--Buffalo Bill’s Relentless Foe By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
75--Buffalo Bill’s Midnight Ride By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
76--Buffalo Bill’s Chivalry By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
77--Buffalo Bill’s Girl Pard By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
78--Buffalo Bill’s Private War By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
79--Buffalo Bill’s Diamond Mine By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
80--Buffalo Bill’s Big Contract By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
81--Buffalo Bill’s Woman Foe By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
82--Buffalo Bill’s Ruse By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
83--Buffalo Bill’s Pursuit By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
84--Buffalo Bill’s Hidden Gold By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
85--Buffalo Bill in Mid-air By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
86--Buffalo Bill’s Queer Mission By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
87--Buffalo Bill’s Verdict By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
88--Buffalo Bill’s Ordeal By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
89--Buffalo Bill’s Camp Fires By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
90--Buffalo Bill’s Iron Nerve By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
91--Buffalo Bill’s Rival By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
92--Buffalo Bill’s Lone Hand By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
93--Buffalo Bill’s Sacrifice By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
94--Buffalo Bill’s Thunderbolt By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
95--Buffalo Bill’s Black Fortune By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
96--Buffalo Bill’s Wild Work By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
97--Buffalo Bill’s Yellow Trail By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
98--Buffalo Bill’s Treasure Train By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
99--Buffalo Bill’s Bowie Duel By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
100--Buffalo Bill’s Mystery Man By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
101--Buffalo Bill’s Bold Play By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
102--Buffalo Bill: Peacemaker By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
103--Buffalo Bill’s Big Surprise By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
104--Buffalo Bill’s Barricade By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
105--Buffalo Bill’s Test By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
106--Buffalo Bill’s Powwow By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
107--Buffalo Bill’s Stern Justice By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
108--Buffalo Bill’s Mysterious Friend By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
109--Buffalo Bill and the Boomers By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
110--Buffalo Bill’s Panther Fight By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
111--Buffalo Bill and the Overland Mail By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
112--Buffalo Bill on the Deadwood Trail By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
113--Buffalo Bill in Apache Land By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
114--Buffalo Bill’s Blindfold Duel By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
115--Buffalo Bill and the Lone Camper By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
116--Buffalo Bill’s Merry War By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
117--Buffalo Bill’s Star Play By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
118--Buffalo Bill’s War Cry By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
119--Buffalo Bill on Black Panther’s Trail By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
120--Buffalo Bill’s Slim Chance By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
121--Buffalo Bill Besieged By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
122--Buffalo Bill’s Bandit Round-up By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
123--Buffalo Bill’s Surprise Party By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
124--Buffalo Bill’s Lightning Raid By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
125--Buffalo Bill in Mexico By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
126--Buffalo Bill’s Traitor Foe By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
127--Buffalo Bill’s Tireless Chase By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
128--Buffalo Bill’s Boy Bugler By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
129--Buffalo Bill’s Sure Guess By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
130--Buffalo Bill’s Record Jump By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
131--Buffalo Bill in the Land of Dread By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
132--Buffalo Bill’s Tangled Clue By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
133--Buffalo Bill’s Wolf Skin By Col. Prentiss Ingraham
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Transcriber’s Notes:
Punctuation has been made consistent.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in
the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have
been corrected.
The following changes were made:
p. 17: when assumed for unintelligible word (volunteer when you were)
p. 34: means assumed for unintelligible word (wonderful means of)
p. 69: wise scout assumed for unintelligible words (the wise scout had)
p. 77: to assumed for unintelligible word (blow to Oak)
p. 120: done assumed for unintelligible word (was done. It)
p. 120: officer assumed for unintelligible word (the officer descried)
p. 226: flung assumed for unintelligible word (mother flung him)
p. 228: unintelligible word(s) deleted (he feared and)
p. 292: a assumed for unintelligible word (seemed a frail)
p. 306: can assumed for unintelligible word (man can die)
p. 314: Dick assumed for unintelligible word (And Dick wonderfully)