The other man fell to the spirit of the occasion and said:

"Well, cap, it was easy, yes, very easy for them."

The leader looked, yes, looked very blue.

"Well, did you ever!" he murmured.

"No, I never," came the response.

"What was it we struck?"

"I feel as though something had struck me," was the answer.

"My covies, we got it good."

"Did you? Well, I got it bad. Oh, how my head aches!"

"Who are they?"