One violent expression burst from him.

"The fool!" When he looked up there were men around him.
"Plumb center," said one.
Another, a cowboy who evidently had just left the gaming-table, leaned down and pulled open Bain's shirt.

He had the ace of spades in his hand.
He laid it on Bain's breast, and the black figure on the card covered the two bullet-holes just over Bain's heart.
Duane wheeled and hurried away.

He heard another man say: "Reckon Cal got what he deserved.

Buck Duane's first gunplay.