As I had not "lost" any Indians, I was not now anxious to make their acquaintance, and shortly after _reveille_ rode into the post.

I proceeded directly to General Sheridan's headquarters, and, was met at the door, by Colonel Moore, _aid-de-camp_ on General Sheridan's staff who asked me on what business I had come.
"I have dispatches for General Sheridan, and my instructions from Captain Parker, commanding Fort Larned, are that they shall be delivered to the General as soon as possible," said I.
Colonel Moore invited me into one of the offices, and said he would hand the dispatches to t h e General as soon as he got up.
[Illustration: DELIVERING DISPATCHES TO SHERIDAN.] "I prefer to give these dispatches to General Sheridan myself, and at once," was my reply.
The General, who was sleeping in the same building, hearing our voices, called out, "Send the man in with the dispatches." I was ushered into the General's presence, and as we had met before he recognized me and said: "Hello, Cody, is that you ?" "Yes, sir; I have some dispatches here for you, from Captain Parker," said I, as I handed the package over to him.
He hurriedly read them, and said they were important; and then he asked me all about General Hazen and where he had gone, and about the breaking out of the Kiowas and Comanches.

I gave him all the information that I possessed, and related the events and adventures of the previous day and night.
"Bill," said he, "you must have had a pretty lively ride.

You certainly had a close call when you ran into the Indians on Walnut Creek.

That was a good joke that you played on old Satanta.