"Just what I did, Ned," Jimmy told him. "I mentioned the fact that we had seen a pigeon flying, and then he says as how this same Ally Sloper he had got about five birds from a feller over in Kingman, on the railroad beyond the Opal and the Blue Ridge Mountains down in Arizona. He was told to let one go every little while, to see if they'd get safe home again. But, fellers, that place lies to the southeast as you know, and we saw that pigeon away off to the _northwest_ of here, which says Ally Sloper he just lies!"