ruled as the bull

in place of fighting; and as a rule an angry wo

when he scowled it was enough to send a

continued along the path he was taking without walking

" demanded the wrecker's son, thrusting that aggressive chin of his forward s

Darry, and to the surprise of the other he did not seem to show the

going, then?"

ccommodations with Mrs. Peake so well that I may

a noisy way that one would think it

had never come across s

there ain't no new feller comin' here without I say so. Yer got ter skip out er ta

not knocked around so long without

ing warned that he might sooner or later have trouble wi

ed, with a new sensation beginning to make its presence felt arou

ead after the manner of a pugnacious rooster about t

t Mrs. Peake gave me, one that used to belong to her boy, Joe, I thought

yer?" gasped Jim, hardly able to beli

ers, you see, and you told me I must or leave Ashley. Now, I don't mean to

wipe up the ground with a feller o' yer build. So yer won't run

depended upon his brute strength to pull him through, backed by his really ferociou

rigantine, and since there were several among the crew who prided themselves on a knowledge of fisticuf

utilize this knowledge, for he was of a peaceful natur

him, and consequently, if he really intended to remain in Ash

nd before he had even been able to lay a hand on his antagonist, who, after st

t, Jim turned with a roar and once more strove to

ys came running from several quarters, and not a few men too, the more shame to them, always gla

hey saw the recognized bully of the village engaged with a strang

h a gathering; but the fight had been forced upon him, and

at him, failing as before to land his blow, he received a sudden shock in t

z of excitement

otice, and even say things that were not calculated to soothe the lacerated feeling

was with considerable caution, for his rough experience had begun to teach him that rush

ange of blows that brought out many a whoop from those who looked on, Jim on

here in a half-dazed way, rubbing the side

galling sound to that defeated bully, whose hour h

aid one man

ind his antagonist facing him i

sked Darry, calmly, for he did not seem to h

's why I couldn't knock yer out. This thing ain't done yet, cub. I'll git y

ed in the air as though victory h

GET UP NOW, BUT SAT TH

round angrily in the hopes of detecting one of the boys in the act, whom he could trash later on as

coat, and putting

t, for it had been almost too easy; but he knew Jim Dilks had long lorded it over the b

y left him alone he might have to repeat this dose; but the reputation of the one who had downed Jim Dilks would tra