'There,' says he; 'you've got yours, and I've got mine.'
I don't find nothin' much to say, so I says, 'Well, good-night all, I'll be goin'.'
Then Jenny speaks up. 'Ain't you goin' to do nothin'?' she says.
"'Why, Jenny,' says I 'what can I do?'
"'All right for you,' she says. 'Turn me loose, Ruddy; no need to keep me tied after that.'
"So I says 'Good-night' again and goes. Ruddy comes to the door and watches me. I looks back once and waves my hand, but he don't make no sign. I says to myself, 'I can see him because of the light at his back, but he can't see me.' So I makes for my gun, finds her, turns, and there's Ruddy still standin' at the door lookin' after me into the dark. It was a pot shot. Then I goes back, and steps over Ruddy into the shack and unties Jenny.
"'Lou,' she says, 'I thought I knowed you inside out. But you fooled me!'
"By reason of the late hour we stops that night in Ruddy's shack, and that's all."
The prisoner, after shuffling his feet uncertainly, sat down.
"Madam," said the judge, "may I ask you to rise?"