WE PART FROM FRIENDS 



I don't want to hear anything more out of you 

 about it." 



Knowing that Bill was an expert shot with rifle 

 or pistol, it had occurred to me, since he had ex- 

 pressed a desire to buy our field-glass, to exact of 

 him a sample of his marksmanship as his signature 

 to a promissory note for the price of the glass; and 

 accordingly I had selected the ace of diamonds 

 from our old, much-soiled deck of cards and had 

 written across the face of it: 



^20. 

 On demand, after date, I promise to pay 

 to R. M. Peck the sum of Twenty Dollars, 

 ($20.)> for value received. 



his 



Wild <5> Bill. 



mark. 



Fort Larned, Kan. 

 Mar. 17, 1862. 



"But, Bill," I put in after Tom had cut him off 

 short about the horse, "I ain't going to let you off 

 so cheap on that field-glass deal. You'll have to 

 give me your note for the twenty dollars." 



"Well, I guess I can borrow that much from 

 Cap Saunders or Mr. Wilson, here, and pay you 

 the cash," he repHed. 



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