But The Love Of Adventure Was In

I Began To Think That My Time Had Come, As The Saying Is.

Wild Bill Was A Strange Character. In Person He Was About Six Feet And One Inch In Height. He Was A Plains-man In Every Sense Of The Word.

We Had Avoided Discovery By The Sioux Scouts, And We Were Confident Of Giving Them A Complete Surprise.

Quick As Lightning Wild Bill Pulled His Revolver. The Stranger Fell Dead, Shot Through The Brain.

Stations Were Built At Intervals Averaging Fifteen Miles Apart. A Rider's Route Covered Three Stations, With An Exchange Of Horses At Each, So That He Was Expected At The Beginning To Cover Close To Forty-five Miles - A Good Ride When One Must Average Fifteen Miles An Hour.