“A bull’s-eye for Henry Morris!”
“Good—that counts six for you, Henry!” exclaimed Dave.
“A bull’s-eye for Henry Morris!”—Page [176].
Soon the men were shooting for the second time. Dave got a bull’s-eye and Henry a five, giving them 10 and 11 respectively. Strange to say Gasway and Pelton also scored 10 and 11, so the friends on each side were a tie. The other marksmen got from 8 to 10 each.
Those to make the highest scores were to shoot last, and as a consequence Dave was pitted against a soldier named Brocaw and against Gasway, while Henry was pitted against Pelton.
Brocaw was the first to shoot and made a four, much to his disgust.
“You go next,” said Gasway to Dave.
“Toss up for it,” said the officer who was judging the contest, and the toss of a penny sent Gasway to the front. He was a trifle nervous and took so long to shoot that some friends jeered at him.
“Five!” called out the judge, when the shot had been taken.