CHAPTER X.

HAYS CITY BY LAMP-LIGHT--THE SANTA FE TRADE--BULL-WHACKERS-- MEXICANS--SABBATH ON THE PLAINS--THE DARK AGES--WILD BILL AND BUFFALO BILL--OFF FOR THE SALINE--DOBEEN'S GHOST-STORY--AN ADVENTURE WITH INDIANS--MEXICAN CANNONADE--A RUNAWAY, 142-160