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Walter Noble Burns. The Saga of Billy the Kid
The Saga of Billy the Kid
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE VALLEY
CHAPTER II. THE LORD OF THE MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER III. WAR CLOUDS
CHAPTER IV. FIRST BLOOD
CHAPTER V. THE KID
CHAPTER VI. CHILD OF THE DARK STAR
CHAPTER VII. AN EYE FOR AN EYE
CHAPTER VIII. THIRTEEN TO ONE
CHAPTER IX. THE SHERIFF’S MORNING WALK
CHAPTER X. THE THREE-DAYS’ BATTLE
CHAPTER XI. THE MAN WHO PLAYED DEAD
CHAPTER XII. HAIR-TRIGGER PEACE
CHAPTER XIII. A STRANGER FROM THE PANHANDLE
CHAPTER XIV. A BELLE OF OLD FORT SUMNER
CHAPTER XV. AT BAY
CHAPTER XVI. THE DANGLING SHADOW
CHAPTER XVII. A LITTLE GAME OF MONTE
CHAPTER XVIII. THE LURE OF BLACK EYES
CHAPTER XIX. THE RENDEZVOUS WITH FATE
CHAPTER XX. HELL’S HALF-ACRE
CHAPTER XXI. TRAIL’S END
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Walter Noble Burns
Published by Good Press, 2021
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“Next morning a dozen horsemen came thundering toward us out of a cloud of dust. ‘Indians!’ someone shouted. Our men cocked their guns. I thought my last hour had come and gave myself up for lost. But the supposed Redskins turned out to be a bunch of cowboys that Uncle John Chisum had sent to meet us and escort us safely to South Spring Ranch. Was I happy? I felt like kissing every one of those bronzed young fellows as they rode up laughing and took us under their protection.
“We saw no more of the Indians, but my first night at South Spring they stole upon the ranch and drove off every horse and mule on the place. They did the thing like magic; their medicine must have been good. As silent as ghosts they came and went. Not a dog barked; not a soul in the ranch house awoke from peaceful dreams. We knew nothing of the raid until we saw the empty corrals in the morning and moccasin tracks everywhere. By that time the Indians with the stolen stock were miles on their way to the hills. That was my welcome to New Mexico.
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