"How was that?"
"When you threw yourself off Warrior—by the way, I sold him for fifty thousand dollars, yesterday. Thanks to you."
"To me?"
"Yes, indeed—you made his reputation. But as I was going to say—you struck your head against a stone, just before you made that famous 'ride or die' speech."
"Is it famous?"
"Well, I should think so. It's been in all the papers, and you'll be called 'Ride or die Jack,' as long as you live in this country."
"You don't say so?" replied Jack, while a smile of satisfaction stole over his countenance.
He was not vain, but he liked to be praised when he deserved it, and he knew he had ridden Warrior for all he was worth.
"Where am I?" he added.
"In my house. I took the liberty of bringing you here," replied Alfred Van Hoosen.