"Why didn't you shoot the bull when he charged me ?" "I didn't think of it," admitted Patches.

"I didn't really think of anything." The cowboy nodded with understanding approval.

"I've noticed that the man to tie to, in sudden trouble, is the man who doesn't have to think; the man, I mean, who just does the right thing instinctively, and waits to think about it afterwards when there's time." Patches was pleased.

"I did the right thing, then ?" "It was the only thing you _could_ do to save my life," returned Phil seriously.

"If you had tried to use your gun--even if you could have managed to hit him--you wouldn't have stopped him in time.