Part 36 (1/2)

”I reckon you'll have to git up,” announced Ji hand under one of Dalton's arms

”I can't--oh, stop! Let up! My foot's crushed I can't stand on it!”

yelled Dalton

Hunter came quickly to realize the fact that Dalton could not stand with much comfort Joe came up with a chair, onto which the prisoner was allowed to sink

”Oh, you boys think you've finished things for e ”But you haven't You'll soon find that you've just begun to stir up trouble for yourselves”

”Go easy, ly ”Of course yer pet corn feels bad just now But, say! That's the niftiest way of stopping a bad roaned Dalton Then, catching the trace of a smirk in Hank's eyes, the rascal shook his fist at the steward of the ”Restless,”

snarling:

”I'll find my oay to settle with you!”

”Take your tied, cheerfully

Fair-haired, soft-voiced young Dawley had followed the crowd out into the corridor The hotel clerk, the proprietor and three or four of the servants all had increased the crowd there Dawley rapidly learned what had happened

”It's a beastly outrage,” he announced, his soft voice sounding alnation that he felt

”Oh, take a fan, Dolly, and go out on the porch to cool off,” growled Joe Dawson

One of the servants, in the excess of excitement, actually took the fair-haired youth by the shoulders, and, though the latter protested, thrust hi the door after hio out and see if the poor fellow has fainted”

As butts stepped out on the porch, closing the door shut after him, Dawley, his cheeks very red, leaped out from the chair into which he had sunk

”It was you who played that mean trick on my friend,” cried Dawley, in a voice which he fondly believed tree

”Yes,” admitted Hank, meekly

”I'll punish you for that!” quivered the soft-voiced one, stepping forward

”Don't strike me on the wrist,” pleaded Hank ”I have rheury, or else too dull to understand that he was being made a mark for ridicule, continued to advance upon butts, who retreated, a look of mock alarm in his face

”Keep away froed Hank, still retreating

”I won't!” snapped Dawley As Hank now retreated rapidly backward, Daent after hi speed

”If you must have it, then, why--take it!” cried Hank, in a tone of desperation

One of his hands had been held under his rain-coat all along Now Hank thrust the other hand inside, as well, to reach for some object concealed there

”Oh O-o-oh! Don't you drop that weight on ainst the wooden wall