Part 13 (2/2)
”And let oods to come back to me just as clean as they hen you took them”
”You say another word and I'll stand you on your head!” fumed the proprietor of the restaurant, but the look in Matt's eyes kept hi hands upon the boy
”If you dare to touch me I'll call in the police,” replied Matt, more sharply than ever ”I have a license, and by that license the police are bound to protect oods back for me and I'll leave”
”I'll see you in Jericho first!”
”Very well; but reed, you'll pay the bill”
”Good for the boy!” exclai in the place ”I like to see a fellow stick up for his rights”
”See here, I want no outside interference here!” blustered the restaurant-keeper ”I a to this affair ets a show,” returned the other coolly, as he paid the aar taken from his pocket ”I don't think it was a fair deal to throw his stuff in the gutter”
”It wasn't,” put in another custo, just the same as all of us”
”Oh, don't talk!” cried the restaurant-keeper, waving them aith his hand ”Come, now, no more talk!” he went on to Matt ”Go, before I have you thrown out”
”I won't budge a step, excepting it is to call the police,” returned Matt, more firmly than ever, now that he saw he had friends in the crowd ”I'll give you just five oods”
The restaurant-keeper began to bluster and threaten, and even sent a waiter out, ostensibly to call in a policehtened, and in the end another waiter was sent to gather up the saoods, wipe them off and restore them to the boy
”Good for you, boy!” said one of the customers, as he followed Matt out upon the sidewalk ”Always stick up for your rights,” and he nodded pleasantly and passed on
When Matt reached the wagon he found Andy had not yet co another restaurant about half a block further down the street entered it
He found the proprietor behind the desk, laughing quietly to hihbor's place, and was immensely tickled thereby
”Hullo! ain't you the boy that had the roith Mattison?” he exclaimed in surprise
”I had some trouble with that man,” said Matt ”But it was not my fault, I can assure you”
”You caood to hear it Tell me how the row started”
Matt did so, and was coo into all the details, to which the ht! He can get along with nobody But you are a clever one, too”
”Thank you,” replied Matt