wagon-cover over him, like he's deceased.

"'Cl'ar things out of the way along by Jim's head,' says Jack Moore,
who is takin' a big interest. 'We wants to fix things so Jen can
swarm in at him easy. You hear me! she's goin' to come stampedin' in
yere like wild cattle when she gets the news.'

"When everythin's ready, Tutt an' Jack, who concloods it's well to
have a good deal of shootin', bangs away with their guns about four
times apiece.

"'Jest shootin' once or twice,' says Jack, 'might arouse her
s'picions. It would be a heap too brief for the real thing.'

"The minute the shootin' is ceased we-alls takes Tutt an' surges
over to the Red Light to try him; a-pendin' of which Dan Boggs
sa'nters across to the O. K. Restauraw an' remarks, all casooal an'
careless like:

"'Dave Tutt downs Jim Baxter a minute back; good clean gun-play as
ever I sees, too. Mighty big credit to both boys this yere is. No
shootin' up the scenery an' the bystanders; no sech slobberin' work;
but everythin' carries straight to centers.'

"'Where is he?' says Jennie, lookin' breathless an' sick.

"'Jim's remainder is in the New York Store,' says Dan.

"'Is he hurt?' she gasps.