That character of this story welcomes the chance to run away from his father, Ebenezer Dorset, although he is abducted for money.
The central crime in this story occurs while its victim is "making Buffalo Bill's show look like magic-lantern views of Palestine." This short story's narrator dreams about being chained to a tree by a redhead pilot until he hears the title character sitting on an accomplice's chest. That character, Bill, is hit between the eyes with a piece of brick, shot behind the ear with a rock, burned with a hot potato, and made to play Black Scout by the title character. That character of this story welcomes the chance to run away from his father, Ebenezer Dorset, although he is abducted for money. For 10 points, name this O. Henry short story about a child who pretends to be the titular Indian.
The central crime in this story occurs while its victim is "making Buffalo Bill's show look like magic-lantern views of Palestine.
"The Ransom of Red Chief"