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As he left the line, two Indian horsemen ‘7 ~o fw, 7 Va My Anson) | ° also rode out from among their comrades, and or e-was some lengths in front of the At 5 a glance Buffalo Bill saw that the advanced far toward each other when he *» rt . discovered that he was the especial object _ But though one halted the other came on; a nd the scout and the chief came within a hnndred yards of each other. en the Indian cried out in his own 4 rxt ; ~ ow Pa-e-has-ka, the Great White = <i Hunter, and want to fight him.” Writ)... . “Then come on, you red devil, and have ut,” shouted back Buffalo Bill, and for- Ay Ag 6S) 2 " ’ ~ ; ettimg General Merritt's orders not to jose himself, and to the horror of the =) a ela se - 7 regiment, every man of whom saw him, as ee a ‘well as did the Indians, he dashed at full : 7 y . Ko \ . 4 4 a ‘wild yell rode toward him. u gether both fired; the chief with his Aa! HAE : . \ s. il ra a and down dropped both horses. - Buffalo Bill nimbly caught on his feet, while the Indian was pinned by one leg under his horse, and, with his war-cry, the Tushed upon him © As he advanced, the chief succeeded in releasing his lez from beneath his horse, and again fired, as did Codv, and both of with revolvers. : =~ - <== altiuW pr coBy + ‘ 7 os - fi _ The Indian's bullet cus a stight gash in Billy's arm, while he struck the red-skin ’ “ p fixe leg, end the next instant sprang speed toward the chief, who likewise, with. 6 x ra ; ne y . *7 - - ; rife, and Boffalo Bill with his revolver, drawn, — _. The hand-to-hand fight was hardly five seconds in duration, and Buffalo Bill had driven his knifs into the broad red breast, and then tore from his head the scalp and feather war-bonnet, and, waving it over his head, shouted in ringing tones— “ Bravo! * the first scalp to avenge Custer !” A shout of warning from the cavalry caused him to turn quickly, and he beheld the second chief riding down upon him at full speed. : But Bill turned upon him, and 2 shot from his revolver got him another scalp. But hardly had he stooped to tear 16 from his skull, when the Cheyennes, with wildest yells, charged upon him. They were nearer to him than was the regiment, and it looked bad for Buffalo Bill; but the gallant Fifth charged in splendid style, met the Indians in a savage fight, and then began to drive them in wild confusion, and pushed them back “into the Indian Agency, a sorely-whipped ~ body of Cheyennes, and grieving over heavy losses. , Upon reaching the Agency, Buffalo Bill learned that the two Indians he had killed in the duel were Yellow Hand and Red Knife, and Cut Nose, the father of the former, swore some day to have the scout’s scalp. | But Buffalo Bill laughed lightly at this threat, evidently believing the old adage. that “ A threatened man is long lived.” * *% * * _ After the defeat of the Indians, Buffalo Bill returned home loaded with fresh honours in recognition of his briiliant achievements, and carrying with him a goodly sum of money. He soon afterwards removed his mother and sisters to a comfortable home on the North Platte, where he decided to start a cattle ranche, and settle down. But the Indians becoming troublesome again, his restless spirit and love of adventure in- duced him to join the army as scout and guide, in which he distinguished himself by his intrepid courage in many 4 perilous exploit. Thus he continued a career of daring | adventure and fearless enterprise until tha end of 1877, when, passing through New York, he was induced by the proprietor of a theatre, to give a representation of real Indian warfare. For this purpose he pro- cured the services of some Sioux Indians, expert “cowboys,” and otkers, to form a CENCO im company to RIV? > (ao) ini JOO