“Trapped!” snarled Gopher Gabe, as if the thought choked him. “Trapped!”
CHAPTER XXI.
TIM BENSON’S ESCAPE.
There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill. The whole of the population of Blossom Range were equally amazed.
“It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
But Buffalo Bill was not satisfied; Tim Benson had got away, and he wanted Benson.
Juniper Joe was back in jail, in charge of Shepard; and with him were Gopher Gabe and White-eyed Moses. Now that he was trapped and caught, fearing the worst, White-eyed Moses had “peached” on the whole gang, so that others were soon brought to the jail; and there was an exodus of scared people from the town.
Knowing that Tim Benson had on more than one occasion sought refuge with the Utes, Buffalo Bill took with him his pards and Shepard, and went out there.
Old Iron Bow, the chief, was not pleased with their intrusion into the village.