Terry suggested that he bring down another one that the comparison might be made as to the size and exact color to settle the question as to whether they were all of the same kind.
"See here, my friend," said one of the gentlemen on the deck, "I'll lay fifty dollars down here which says that you can't bring down another one in fifty shots."
"What!" Terry exclaimed, "do you mean to say that I can't bring down another with fifty shots?"
"That's just what I do, sir."
"Well, you are a very foolish man, if you will excuse the expression."
"Oh, I'll excuse that," said the man, "but I mean just what I say. If you had a shotgun I wouldn't make the bet, but with your revolver you couldn't hit another bird on the wing in fifty shots, and if you want to cover the bet I'll double it with pleasure."
"Do you mind my asking you another question?" Terry inquired.
"No; ask as many as you please."
"Well, I would like to know how much money you have with you."
"Oh, I've got enough to pay all I lose betting on your marksmanship. If you want to make the bet a hundred, or two hundred, or five hundred, show your money and I'll cover it."