THE WOLF HUNTERS 



plains, but we won't need it much going back to 

 the settlements. I'll speak to Tom about it and 

 I guess we'll let you have it when we get ready to 

 start on the home-stretch from Fort Larned." 



"Well, it ought to be worth more out here than 

 it cost you in Leavenworth and I'll pay you what- 

 ever you think it's worth. Of course, I ain't got 

 the money now, for it's going to take all I can 

 borrow, I reckon, to pay you for this horse; but 

 if you'll trust me till I come in to Leavenworth, 

 I'll pay you then that is I'm supposing that you 

 fellows will hang up in Leavenworth for a while 

 anyway, till you blow in your money." 



"Well, as to Tom and me," remarked Jack, "I 

 believe each of us has planned to take a trip East 

 when we get in, but I think it'll be a safe wager 

 that you'll find Peck about Leavenworth, for 

 there's a curly-headed girl there that he talks 

 about in his sleep." 



"Well, that do settle it," said Bill with a chuckle 

 and a wink at Jack. 



As we passed over the recent battle-field, we rode 

 around and looked at the bodies of all the dead 

 Kiowas, hoping though hardly expecting to find 

 Satank, but were disappointed the murderous 

 old fiend had escaped again. These bodies were 

 all considerably torn by the wolves, but their fea- 

 tures were still in good enough condition to have 

 enabled us to identify him had he been among 

 the fallen. An inscrutable Providence permitted 



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