CHAPTER XI.
A SOLDIER.
Scouting against the Indians in the Kiowa and Comanche country—The
Red-Legged Scouts—A Trip to Denver—Death of my Mother—I Awake one
Morning to Find myself a Soldier—I am put on Detached Service as a
Scout—The Chase after Price—An Unexpected Meeting with Wild Bill—An
Unpleasant Situation—Wild Bill's Escape from the Southern Lines—The
Charge upon Price's Army—We return to Springfield.
CHAPTER XII.
A WEDDING.
I Fall in Love—A Successful Courting Expedition—I am Married—The Happiest Event of my Life—Our Trip up the Missouri River—The Bushwhackers Come after me—I become Landlord of a Hotel—Off for the Plains once more—Scouting on the Frontier for the Government—A Ride with General Custer—An Expedition from Fort Hays has a Lively Chase after Indians—Cholera in Camp.
CHAPTER XIII.
A MILLIONAIRE.
A Town Lot Speculation—"A Big Thing"—I become Half-Owner of a
City—Corner Lots Reserved—Rome's Rapid Rise—We consider ourselves
Millionaires—Dr. Webb—Hays City—We Regard ourselves as Paupers—A Race
with Indians—Captain Graham's Scout after the Indians.