Dugan was a Lieutenant in 'D' Troop, out with his first independent command scouting along the Canadian.

He knew as much about Indians as a cow does of music.

One morning the young idiot left camp with only one trooper along--Hamlin here--and he was a 'rookie,' to follow up what looked like a fresh trail.

Two hours later they rode slap into a war party, and the fracas was on.

Dugan got a ball through the body at the first fire that paralyzed him.