"Looks like's ef you'd been corralled up thar," said Collins, looking up at the defense and down at the red stains on the stones at the bottom.
"We have that," replied Sam, and then briefly and with characteristic modesty, he told of the fight of the night before.
"And the paper," said Collins; "the receipt Tom Edwards said he didn't give yer father?"
"I've got it here," said Sam, pointing to the saddle-bags slung over his shoulder.
"Wa'al, I felt most sure it'd turn up. But what became of Badger and Shirley?"
"I think they were hurt, but I hope not badly," said Sam.
"Some one's hurt, and purty bad, too," said one of Collins' men.
"How do you know that, Jack?"
"Jest look over thar, Collins," said the man, pointing to a wall some distance off, at the side of which two men appeared to be sleeping.
On the instant all went over, and they discovered Shirley and Badger.