. Thrilling lives of Buffalo Bill, Col. Wm. F. Cody, last of the great scouts and Pawnee Bill, Major Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) white chief of the Pawnees. ward well wishes of the town counted for anythingGordon went doubly armed. By thunder, he said to himself, things are movinglively for me, I come for work and get astraddle a bunchof trouble that would nearly make a fellow quit, and herethis chap is insisting on decorating a grave with my it looks like business this time. Quickly examiningthe revolver and testing it he turned the corner, gun in onehand, his coat in the other.
. Thrilling lives of Buffalo Bill, Col. Wm. F. Cody, last of the great scouts and Pawnee Bill, Major Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) white chief of the Pawnees. ward well wishes of the town counted for anythingGordon went doubly armed. By thunder, he said to himself, things are movinglively for me, I come for work and get astraddle a bunchof trouble that would nearly make a fellow quit, and herethis chap is insisting on decorating a grave with my it looks like business this time. Quickly examiningthe revolver and testing it he turned the corner, gun in onehand, his coat in the other. It was not yet daylight, aheavy mist gathered and deepened the slow breaking was difficult to see more than a hundred feet and ears alert Lillie started up the street. Sud-denly a head popped around the corner and then jerkedback again. As I thought, he muttered, any man that strikes awoman is a coward, this fellow isnt going to fight in theopen. A pistol hammer clicked. Then a dead silence. Lillie stopped, he could hear Jim breathing. He waswaiting for the youngster to reach the corner. Gordonmade up his own mind quickly. [112]. THE LATE KING EDWARD the Wild West Camp at Olympia, London, England. The Duel He walked straight ahead, until within ten feet of thecorner, then coughed, and threw his coat straight ahead,it passed the corner where Jim was lying in wait. Bang, and a flash of flame spurted from Jims pistol. The ruse worked. *I got you, you little pup, yelled Jim jumping out in theopen as he saw the coat fall. Then seeing how he had been tricked, wheeled and firedpoint blank at Lillie. Two shots rang out at the same in-stant. Trigger Jim pitched headlong to the street. Lilliewiped a trickle of blood from his own ear which had beencreased by Jims bullet. Within a few seconds after the shooting the crowd col-lected, they found Gordon bending over Jims dead body. Guess hes dead, boys; sorry, but I had to do it. Gentlemen, the sheriff said, wh
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