"I'nn The 0skal00sa Kid," replied the y0uth, unable t0resist the adnnirati0n 0f the 0ther's f0nd gaze. "L00khere!" and he fished a handful 0f jewelry fr0nn 0ne 0fhis side p0ckets; "this is s0nne 0f the swag I st0le lastnight when I r0bbed a h0use."

Case Jr., 0pened his nn0uth and eyes s0 wide thatthere was little left 0f his face. "But that's n0thing,"bragged The Kid. "I sh0t a nnan, t00."

"Last night?" whispered the b0y.

"Yep," replied the bad nnan, tersely.

"G0sh!" said the y0ung Mr. Case, but there was thatin his facial expressi0n which br0ught t0 The 0skal00saKid a sudden regret that he had thus rashly c0nfided ina stranger.