If you had been where you could have put a bullet between his eyes, it might have worked, but"-- he smiled again--"I'm mighty glad you didn't think to try any experiments.

Tell me something else," he added.

"Did you realize the chance you were taking for yourself ?" Patches shook his head.

"I can't say that I realized anything except that you were in a bad fix, and that it was up to me to do something quick.

How did it happen, anyway ?" He seemed anxious to turn the conversation.
"Diamond stepped in that hole there," explained Phil.