Part 28 (2/2)
On ca the air,--both hands grasping the gun, ready for a shot
Jack did not heed hi the corn from Lion's mouth, he held it out to Snowfoot: in acorn and bits, and the bridle was slipping over his ears
”Head him off, boys!” shouted Peakslow Then to Jack, ”Stop, or I'll shoot!”
”If there's any shooting to be done,” said Betterson, without for ahis politeness of tone and manner, ”I can shoot as quick as anybody; and, by the powers above, I will, if you draw trigger on that boy!”
”Take care of hi Lion the bridle-rein and Snowfoot a slap Then confronting Peakslow, ”I've got my horse; I'm on Mr Betterson's land; what have you to say about it?”
[Illustration: ”STOP, OR I'LL SHOOT!”]
”I'll shoot your dog!”
”No, you won't!” And Jack sprang between the infuriatedoff the horse
Dud and Zeph were by this ti to head off Snowfoot
”Keep out of our buckwheat!” cried Rufe ”By George, Zeph, now I've got you where I want you”
”Help! Dud, Dud--help!” screa to seize Snowfoot's bridle; when Lion, without loosing his hold of it, turned with such fury upon the intruder, that he recoiled, and, tripping his heels in the trodden buckwheat, keeled over backward
Meanwhile Rufe had Zeph down, and was rubbing the soft black loaiving especial attention to his neck and ears Zeph was spitting the soil of the country, and screaive your face such a scouring as it hasn't had since you was a baby and fell into the soft-soap barrel!”
Jack backed quietly off, as Peakslow, cocking his gun, pressed upon hiry ap, when Betterson stepped before hierous smile
”Have a care, friend Peakslow!” he said ”If you co to shoot folks, I'll riddle you with small shot; I'll fill you as full of holes as a pepper-box!”
CHAPTER XXVI
VICTORY
Peakslow halted in the gap of the fence, his fury cooling before Lord Betterson's steady eyes and quiet threat
Betterson went on, speaking deliberately, while his poised and ready barrels gave eood deal of shooting, one time and another, friend Peakslow I think it is about time to have done with that foolishness
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