I'll take yu if yu bets th' other way," responded Johnny, grinning.

He knew Hopalong's weak spot.
"Yore on," promptly responded Hopalong, who would bet on anything.
"Well, so long," said Johnny as he crawled away.
"Hey, yu, Johnny!" called out Hopalong, "don't yu go an' tell anybody I got any pills left.

I ain't no ars'nal." Johnny replied by elevating one foot and waving it.

Then he disappeared.
Behind the store, the most precarious position among the besiegers, Red Connors and Lanky Smith were ensconced and commanded a view of the entire length of the barroom.

They could see the dark mass they knew to be the rear door and derived a great amount of amusement from the spots of light which were appearing in it.
They watched the "C" (reversed to them) appear and be completed.