For Some Time It Was Thought There Must Be A Ball In The
Deep Hole In His Temple.
When Faye had time to think he understood why
he had done such poor shooting.
He is an almost sure shot, but always
holds his pistol in his left hand, and of course aims with his left
eye. But that night his left eye was filled with blood the very first
thing from the wound in his left temple, which forced him
unconsciously to aim with his right eye, which accounts for the wild
shots.
The soldiers heard of the affair in camp, and several came up on a run
and stood guard at the drug store. A rumor soon got around that Oliver
had gone off to gather some of his friends, and they would soon be at
the store to finish the work. Very soon, however, a strange man came
in, much excited, and said, "Lieutenant! Oliver's pals are getting
ready to attack you at the depot as the train comes in," and out he
went. The train was due at two o'clock A. M., and this caused Faye
four hours of anxiety. He learned that the man who shot at him was
"Billy Oliver," a horse thief and desperado of the worst type, and
that he was the leader of a band of horse thieves that was then in
town. To be threatened by men like those was bad enough in itself, but
Faye knew that I would arrive on that train.
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