Part 5 (2/2)
”If I keep you on this car I'll use you as I please, and the quicker you understand that the better Nohat do you propose to do?”
”I propose,” said Phil, still preserving an even tone, ”to do my duty and at the same time keepinsulting language atthat will last you all the rest of the season”
Teddy, who had sat down on a pile of railroad ties beside the tracks, could see and hear all that was going on in the stateroom
”Soak him, Phil!” howled the boy on the tie pile
Snowden's eyes blazed and his fingers opened and closed convulsively
With an angry growl he hurled hiht at Phil Forrest
CHAPTER III
COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING
”Be careful, Mr Snowden!” warned the Circus Boy, stepping out of har for trouble, but I shall defend myself”
”I'll teach you to talk back to er stu the chair to splinters
”Mr Sparling will not tolerate anything of this sort, I aer was once e was past all control With a roar of rage Snowden grabbed up a rung of the broken chair and charged his slender young antagonist
A faint flush leaped into the face of Phil Forrest His eyes narrowed a little, but in no other way did he show that his teht doith a vicious sweep, but to Snowden's surprise the weapon failed to reach the head of the sot into action
Like a flash he leaped forward, and the car rip
”Let go of ht to free hiave the wrists a skillful twist, which brought another howl fro for trouble, sir Will you listen to reason?”
urged the lad
”I'll--I'll--”
Snowden did not finish what he had started to say Instead he rip of Phil Forrest
”Do you give up? Have you had enough?”
”_No!_” gritted the car rip ever so little
”How about it?”