Satisfied，atlast，thatnoonehadseenhim，hestoopedandraisedthebottomofthetentwall，backedinanddraggedthethingthathadbeenMohammedBeydafterhim。Tothesleepingrugsofthedeadraiderhedrewthecorpse，thenhefumbledaboutinthedarknessuntilhehadfoundMohammedBeyd’srevolver。Withtheweaponinhishandhereturnedtothesideofthedeadman，kneeledbesidethebedding，andinsertedhisrighthandwiththeweaponbeneaththerugs，piledanumberofthicknessesofthecloselywovenfabricoverandabouttherevolverwithhislefthand。Thenhepulledthetrigger，andatthesametimehecoughed。
Themuffledreportcouldnothavebeenheardabovethesoundofhiscoughbyonedirectlyoutsidethetent。
Werperwassatisfied。Agrimsmiletouchedhislipsashewithdrewtheweaponfromtherugsandplaceditcarefullyintherighthandofthedeadman，fixingthreeofthefingersaroundthegripandtheindexfingerinsidethetriggerguard。
Amomentlongerhetarriedtorearrangethedisorderedrugs，andthenheleftashehadentered，fasteningdowntherearwallofthetentasithadbeenbeforehehadraisedit。
Goingtothetentoftheprisonerheremovedtherealsotheevidencethatsomeonemighthavecomeorgonebeneaththerearwall。Thenhereturnedtohisowntent，entered，fasteneddownthecanvas，andcrawledintohisblankets。