Buffalo Bill was asleep upon his blanket, but sprang to his feet in an instant and said:
“Glad to see you, major. Hope nothing has gone wrong at the fort to bring you after us, sir.”
“There is something very wrong, Bill, as you shall know, for I wish to tell the major and yourself at once.”
Then the major went on to tell the captain and the scout of the letters brought by the courier, and just what the general had done.
Buffalo Bill gave a low whistle, and the captain laughed.
“Well, Bill, what do you think of it?” asked Captain Caruth.
“I think that Miss Arden is a dandy, sir, for it’s her work, sure as can be.”
“You are right, she did the work, and she is a dandy. She has outwitted a fort full of soldiers, from colonel down, and she has serenely gone her way beyond harm herself,” said Captain Caruth.
“Yes, it is the belief of the colonel also that Miss Arden did the planning, and from what I know of her she is capable of it,” Major Lester said.
“But where is she now?” the captain asked.