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A crack shot. Professor Fordney was
hunting in the Rockies when informed of a

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tragedy at one of the camps.
Thinking he might be of some help,

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he went over, and, after
introducing himself, Butler, the victim's companion,

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told him of the accident. When
Marshall hadn't returned to camp at nine

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o'clock last night, I was a
bit worried because he didn't know these mountains.

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There wasn't a star out, and
it was dark and moonless, so

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I decided to look around for him. Were five miles from anyone, you

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know. Putting more wood on the
fire, I set out. After searching

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for an hour, I was coming
up the slope of a ravine when I

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saw a pair of eyes shining out
at me in the dark, calling twice

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and getting no answer. I fired, thinking it was a mountain lion.

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Imagined my horror when I reached the
spot, struck a match and saw I

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had nearly blown the head off Marshall. A terrible experience. I carried his

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body back to camp and then walked
to the nearest house to report the accident.

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How far from camp did you find
Marshall, asked Fordney, about a

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quarter mile. I see your right
hand as bandaged. How do you manage

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to shoot with it? Oh?
I use either hand? Mind if I

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look at the gun, not at
all, said Butler, handing it over.

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Hm European, make I see had
it long? No, it's rather

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new. Why did you deliberately murder? Marshall, demanded Fordney abruptly, For

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that's what you did. How did
the professor know Butler had murdered his companion?

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It was a dark, starless,
moonless night. The nearest habitation was

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five miles. The eyes of no
animal ever shine in the dark unless there

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is a light by which they can
be reflected, and a man's eyes never

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shine under any circumstances. Therefore,
Butler could not possibly have seen any eyes

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shining at him in the dark.
It was clearly murder, and thy deep

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eyes amid the gloom shine like jewels
in a shroud, Long Fellow, and

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of a crack shot by H.
A. Ripley