"Here," said Captain Bill, indicating his brigade of four—five with himself.
"Hell!" said the leader of the longshoremen, "there are four hundred of us."
"Well, that makes it just about even," drawled Captain Bill, more pleasant than ever, "if you think you want to fight, get at it!"
The leader of the strikers looked at the little army thoughtfully. Then he turned to the others.
"Boys," he said, "I think these Rangers are all right. Let's all have a drink!"
The Rangers politely declined this invitation, but continued on friendly terms with the strikers. There was no further trouble, and a few days later Captain McDonald and one of his men left Port Arthur. The remainder of his force stayed a few weeks longer, but the war was over.
FOOTNOTES:
[13] For official particulars concerning this incident and other work of that period, see Appendix B.