His six guns, weighing several pounds, had been thoughtfully transferred to the wagon before starting.

While Jimmy lacked a bit the night before in ability to stay by his friends, today he gave evidence of his splendid qualities. And for the

twenty miles he followed the wagon at a maximum distance of about one hundred yards. When he ran the wagon rattled along a little faster, and when he walked the wagon slowed down, and there were opportunities for social chatter.

Sometimes the conversation waxed warm, as Jimmy vehemently expressed pronounced opinions on sociology, genealogy and evolution, specifically referring to the men in the wagon as examples. 'The classic outbursts were unfortunately forever lost in an atmosphere of constantly increasing temperature, and on and appreciative but delirious audience ahead. The wagon arrived at Minatare at exactly 12:10 P. M., mountain time, Jimmy at 12:12, and at intervals of about fifteen minutes, for sometime thereafter, other wagons followed Jimmy into town. These were driven by Winfield Evans, A. W. Mills, Ab. Malloy, and others, who were at times almost within hailing distance, and plain in view for the greater part of the twenty miles.

They had witnessed a splendid triumph of mind over matter. The obsession of Jimmy's intellect in the one determination to ride in the one particular wagon, and intense interest in the lines of conversation, obscured the slightest flash of reasoning that by waiting a few moments at the roadside, one of the succeeding wagons could overtake him.