I introduced him to Colonel Mills and the other officers and asked him where he was going.

He replied that he was out for a morning ride only; but the fact was that he had been out prospecting alone for weeks along the foot of the Big Horn mountains.
Having no permanent occupation just at that time, Joe accompanied us for two or three days, when Colonel Mills suggested that I had better employ him as a scout, so that he could make a little money for himself.

Joe didn't seem to care whether I hired him or not; but I put him on the pay-roll, and while he was with us he drew his five dollars a day.

It was worth the money to have him along for company's sake, for he was a droll character in his way, and afforded us considerable amusement.

We finally surprised Little Wolf's band of Arapahoes and drove them into the agencies.