Talking the matter over, in the light of all the facts with which they were acquainted, they were certain that Lucille had been captured by the outlaw leader. The letter which the outlaw had told the sergeant he would write to entrap her had been sent, and so there was no doubt but that he had been on hand to receive his prize. The Indians had told the sergeant the last night he had crossed the river that the outlaw had gone to Pioneer City by a secret ford. That trail had been found where it had left the river, and the trail where it had entered the river going back had also been discovered. This proved that the outlaw had secured his captive and hastened with her to the Indian camp. To rescue her, then, was the question, and Sergeant Fallon at once said: “There is but one thing for me to do, and that is to put on my disguise and go into the Indian village after her.” “Yes, sergeant, and I will go with you,” said Buffalo Bill firmly. “It would be madness for you to do so, Cody.” “Oh, no, sergeant, for I would go as an ally, not to keep you company. I would go on foot, not mounted. “We can cross the river, and while you go down to the ford, I will go over here.” “You can proceed by the regular trail, while I will take it afoot to the mountains, there make for the bald peak we can see, and there you can find me, as I will look for you. “Afoot, I can readily hide. I will leave no trail, and am afraid of no redskins trapping me, for I have been within hailing distance of their villages scores of times.” “Pardon me, lieutenant, but do you think Mr. Cody should make the venture?” “No, sergeant, I do not.” “Nor do I,” said the surgeon. “See here, that young woman is a captive, and I tell you there should be more than one to aid in her rescue. “I know Indians from ’way back, and I’ll guarantee to go to their village and return. “You, in your disguise, are all right, sergeant, and you may be able to help me escape with her, and come away yourself later. “We can pick out certain points in the mountains which we can discern, where we can meet, and I feel we can accomplish your daughter’s rescue; yes, and get hold of that outlaw by some means also, for I’ll not be happy until his chips are called in. “I go, too, sergeant.” “Well, Cody, I see you are determined, so I yield, for I have every confidence in your powers to give the redskins the slip, but what are we to do?” “Stay right here, lieutenant, until we bring Miss Lucille back, for we may need your support and need it bad.” “All right. I will do as you suggest; but you and the sergeant arrange your plans of action between you.” “We will, sir, to-morrow.” The next morning the scout and the sergeant went up on the range and picked out half a dozen objects on the distant mountains across the river, and agreed to make them points of rendezvous. Then the sergeant said: “Mr. Cody, I wish to confide in you.” “Well, sergeant.”