Then followed the sound of weeping in a woman’s voice, as upon the night before.
“Go, Sam, and see if there is any disturbance among the cattle. I will keep watch until you return,” said Buffalo Bill.
Lone Star left, and the chief took his stand just in the middle of the corridor, and listened attentively.
As he listened, there was heard the wailing of a child, as though in pain. And the moans, the weeping, and the wailing continued.
“It all comes from the center of this hacienda, either from overhead or from underneath, which I cannot tell,” mused the scout.
Suddenly there rang out the wild, piercing shriek of the night before.
For a moment Buffalo Bill was startled, so close to him did it seem.
The men were all awakened by it, and upon their feet in an instant.
There was an alarm sounded, but just then Lone Star Sam returned, and reported the horses and cattle quiet.
“Yes, and the same game must be played here to quiet these ghosts,” said Buffalo Bill.