How does “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” end

Just as he gets to this point in relating the story of Smiley to the narrator, Wheeler hears someone call his name. He leaves to see who it is, but advises the narrator to sit and wait as he’ll be right back. Determining that any more time spent with the garrulous storyteller will be wasted in his attempt to track down Leonidas Smiley, he decides to take a powder. When the narrator reaches the door of the tavern inside which Wheeler has been relating this story, however, he is met by the long-winded man who immediately launches into yet another story about Jim Smiley, this one having to do with a cow with only one eye and no tail.

Lacking the time and the desire to hear yet another story, the narrator makes a quick exit, leaving Wheeler behind to find some other poor soul to bore.