If Wild Bill could have made his successful dash into our lines earlier in the day, the attuck would have been made sooner, and greater results might have been expected. The Confederates had suspected him of being a spy for two or three days, and had watched him too closely to allow an opportunity to get away from them sooner.

Indians were frequently off their reservations.

The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.

I found Spotted Tail's lodge. He invited me to enter.

My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.

But the love of adventure was in father's blood.

I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.