BACK TO GOD'S COUNTRY 



really getting back into "God's country." As 

 we passed the place where we had had the con- 

 troversy with the jayhawkers, we stopped a little 

 while to have a chat with the old storekeeper and 

 told him the disposition we had made of the black 

 horse. He had never heard of any owner of the 

 horse and did not think it probable that Wild Bill 

 would ever be disturbed in his possession of him. 

 He had heard nothing more concerning the jay- 

 hawkers after they were gobbled up by the soldiers 

 and taken to the military prison at Fort Leaven- 

 worth. 



When we reached Leavenworth City, we again 

 put up at Ned Welch's boarding-house, on Sen- 

 eca Street, and our team at Jim Brown's stable. 



A few days later, on the arrival of Mr. Kitchen's 

 train, we transferred our team and camp outfit to 

 him, as per agreement, divided up the cash pro- 

 ceeds of our expedition, and the wolf hunters dis- 

 banded, promising to keep track of each other in 

 the future by correspondence. 



Then Jack and Tom started East, intending to 

 travel together as far as Pennsylvania. 



I parted with my dear comrades with sincere 

 regret, fearing that in the vicissitudes of the great 

 war then getting under good headway, I might 

 never see them again. 



When next I heard from Jack he had re-enlisted 

 and was back in the old company again. In the 

 war he did gallant service and received some hon- 



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