Vinnie and Mandy had never seen a square dance before.
Four musicians stood in a corner of the room.
Each one held a different instrument:
a violin, a banjo, a bass fiddle, and a guitar.
"Everybody, grab your partners!"
shouted the man with the violin, and the band began to play.
"Let's try it," said Vinnie, taking Mandy's hand.
The dancers smiled and laughed as they whirled around the floor.
"This is hard!"
gasped Mandy, trying to do the dance steps.
"Just don't step on my feet!" shouted Vinnie.
Suddenly an old man ran onto the dance floor, shouting.
"There's going to be a shootout!"
The music stopped, and Nellie ran to the children.
"What's a shootout?" Mandy asked.
"It's when two men fight with guns," explained Nellie.
"Young Foster and Wild Bill Hickok are outside!" yelled the old man.
Hearing this, people ran into the street.
Everyone wanted to watch the shootout.
"Who's Wild Bill?" Vinnie asked Nellie.
"He's the famous sheriff from Abilene," she replied.
"And the best shot in the West.
He comes to Dodge City to play cards.
He's good at that too."
"Come on, Mandy," said Vinnie, grabbing her hand.
"Vinnie, I don't like guns!"
cried Mandy, but he pulled her along.
People had gathered along the street.
They watched the two men in the middle of the road.
Standing about fifty meters apart, the men faced each other.
"You're a cheat, Foster," said one of the men.
He had long hair and wore two guns.
"You can't prove it, Wild Bill," shouted the other.
He wiggled his fingers and seemed ready to draw his guns.
"Now gentlemen, you know the rules."
Another man walked over and stood between the gunfighters.
"Hey, Mandy, there's Cookie and Frank!" Vinnie pointed.
The cowboys were watching the shootout too.
"Vinnie! Doesn't this remind you of the photo?" asked Mandy.
She pulled the photo out of her pocket, and it was glowing blue.
She saw that the two men in the street were the same as in the photo.
"Calm down, Wild Bill," said a woman in a red dress.
She came out of the saloon holding some coins in her hand.
"Foster is just a kid—"
Suddenly, she tripped and the coins flew high into the air.
Wild Bill drew his guns as fast as lightning and shot the five coins one after the other.
The coins never hit the ground.
The crowd cheered.
"Vinnie! This is it!"
Mandy said excitedly as the photo glowed red.
The children shut their eyes and fell down the dark tunnel.
They landed back in the attic.
"We didn't get to see the shootout," said Vinnie, disappointed.