Buffalo Bill’s Big Surprise OR, The Biggest Stampede on Record BY Colonel Prentiss Ingraham Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES. For other titles see catalogue. [Illustration: (Colophon)] STREET & SMITH CORPORATION PUBLISHERS 79-89 Seventh Avenue, New York +----------------------------------+ | | | Copyright, 1914 | | By STREET & SMITH | | ----- | | Buffalo Bill’s Big Surprise | | | +----------------------------------+ All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian. CONTENTS PAGE IN APPRECIATION OF WILLIAM F. CODY 1 I. BAD NEWS. 5 II. THE OUTLAWS’ ALLY 11 III. PLOTTING WITH A FOE. 15 IV. BURSTING SHELLS. 22 V. THE RETURN. 31 VI. THE FORGED LETTER. 48 VII. THE FLIGHT. 56 VIII. IN THE INDIAN VILLAGE. 65 IX. BUFFALO BILL’S BOLD VENTURE. 86 X. THE RESCUER REACHES THE GOAL. 91 XI. THE GUARD OF HONOR. 96 XII. CORRALLED BY INDIANS. 101 XIII. THE RIDE FOR HELP. 107 XIV. THE BLACK TROOPERS AT BAY. 113 XV. A VERY STRANGE FIND. 118 XVI. THE NEGRO MESSENGER. 123 XVII. TWO SHOTS. 129 XVIII. THE BAD MAN OF THE BIG HORN. 137 XIX. A DOUBLE ESCAPE. 143 XX. BLACK SCOUTS ON THE TRAIL. 147 XXI. TO THE RESCUE. 152 XXII. BLACK BILL’S LONE HAND. 159 XXIII. BLACK BILL’S PRISONER. 165 XXIV. THE LOST VALLEY. 171 XXV.