“You can use a gun yourself,” said he, briefly.
Martinez now repeated the fact of the dead man having fired the first shot, which Janet Hosmer confirmed.
“Well, is there anything more?” Weir questioned.
“Not to-night, I reckon,” Madden replied. “We’ll have an inquest in the morning; show up then. Where will I find your father, Miss Hosmer?”
“At home.” Then to the engineer she explained, “Father acts in the absence of the coroner, who’s away just now.”
“I’m very sorry this happened on your account,” said he.
“And I’m very glad you were not hurt.”
Outside the corpse was being borne away, followed by the curious, avid crowd of Mexicans.
“You’re still shaken by the thing,” said Steele Weir. “It’s enough to upset any girl. Let me walk home with you, or you may be starting at shadows all the way.”