"That was a bliffer."
"It was. I had an idea he might drop dead in his tracks."
"That all he said?"
"Yes. Oh, no, there was one other thing. He asked me if I were saved."
"What did you say?"
"Told him not to be a fool."
Raven lifted up his voice and laughed.
They were opposite his own house, and Dick, who had just opened the front door, heard him.
"Oh," said Dick icily, when they came up to him. "So that's where you were. Uncle Jack"—for now he saw he had just cause for anger—"I'll thank you to let my hat alone."
"Yes, Dick," said Raven meekly. "But I saw it and it's such a dandy hat."