yer fer not wantin' anybody yer don't know doing anything fer yer horse; but here's my card-Professor Jame

d, and the man began

I can find out what's the matter with the critter in five minutes, and if I

d one of Nemo's fee

t want you, and I won't have

wled and st

nk of trying to buy the critter off yer, but you're

ing him closely. He saw the man had pulled his hat down over his eyes, and wore his co

liar sound in the man's voice. The light in the stable was rather dim, and that

ruck by a sudden idea. As soon as p

chap that were here

chap? Wh

gave his nam

that fellow

this man's bear

He fancied that he

d away. He had heard the hostler whisper, and he caught F

Frank quickly placed himself

don't know but I'll t

'm done tryin' to talk with a fresh

m not done

rang out sha

ant?" asked th

to see y

en it I'll proceed to smash yours! I

off yo

ill-

beard-ta

ried the man, as

m

hand snatched away the cap, and the other tore off

ion of rage, and struck at

fellow, Grody

declared the hos

rd to the floor. "So you were monkeying around my horse to-day, you fakir! Well,

a twinkling, and he still stood bet

young ruffian, ground his teeth

a fighter, and I'll kill yer! I ca

ellow a lesson. Although a youth in years, Frank was, as my old readers know,

the worst sort, and you tried to work me. You did something to my horse to make him lame, and you thought you would get a fat pull

d. Why, I can blow yer

er so easy. Up with your hands if you a

e're bound to ha

t him, while Grody gasped for breath, thinking the

ow's guard and gave him a terrific uppercut on the chin. That was

one on the body and the

de him as fierce as a famished tiger. Snarling like an

you!" he grated. "I'll c

ing aside, and gave the fellow

have been, on account of the fellow's clothing, and Merriw

oy did not try to get out of the way, but he met his anta

en you look in the glass to-morrow morning. Perhaps it'll teach you better than to try

was so furious that he quite lost his head. Then Fran

early bursting with asto

saw a youngster what were that

ell was giving the scoundrel a first-class whipping, but t

g blow on the forehead, which he scarcely noticed. He thumped the rascal to his heart's

and groaned. When he started

-night! When you want some more of the

nked him to his feet, ran him to the d

nk turned back and co

think it is possible I have given that rasc

stared, and

ere to go inter ther ring you'd make some of the duffe

, I'll warrant, but he is too heavy on his feet and too slow in his mo

that before. I knowed some of you were for fighting among yourselves al

s way through this world in one manner or another gets walked over by chaps who are not his equal in any other way. I do not bel

do your turn

llow did something to make the horse lame. What he did I can't tel

ated, and t

ir, I wants to te

ht, Grod

ppened in the stall to-day

you d

ion to the fact that he had gon

rt of a

nd I heard the man speaking to hi

he rascal d

minin' Nemo'

angrily. "I'm afraid I didn't thump him as much as he deser