“Jim—I thought I heard a shot.”
The others exclaimed and leaped off their horses to view the prostrate form with that curiosity and strange fear common to all men confronted by sight of sudden death.
That emotion was only momentary.
“Shot his lamp out!” ejaculated Moze.
“Wonder how Gunman Riggs liked thet plumb center peg!” exclaimed Shady Jones, with a hard laugh.
“Back of his head all gone!” gasped young Burt. Not improbably he had not seen a great many bullet-marked men.
“Jim!—the long-haired fool didn't try to draw on you!” exclaimed Snake Anson, astounded.
Wilson neither spoke nor ceased his pacing.
“What was it over?” added Anson, curiously.
“He hit the gurl,” replied Wilson.