“On the day when I was surprised I was…

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Unnamed narratorperson

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a.k.a. I

Unnamed narrator's partnerperson

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a.k.a. My partner

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“On  the  day  when  I was  surprised  I was
cooking  dinner  in  a rough  cabin.  It  was  in  the
winter  season.  The  door  of  the  cabin  stood
partially  ajar,  and  I was  cooking  a piece  of
bacon  and  boiling  some  beans.  I heard  a shot
— the  whiz  of  a bullet.  This  was  followed
rapidly  by  other  shots.  Geronimo  and  his  people
rode  past  the  door  and  fired  as  they  went.  I
jumped  to  the  door  and  hastily  closed  it.  Seiz-
ing my  rifle  I stood  the  gallant  Geronimo  off
single  handed.  My  partner  at  the  time  was  killed
and  his  body  horribly  mutilated  within  100
yards  of  the  cabin.  I return  to  Riverside  today
after  an  absence  of  ten  years,  and  find  my
property  which  I gave  $300  for,  now  worth
$20,000.