“Oh, I guess it’s all right,” he said pleasantly. “I wasn’t sure, that’s all.”
“And who are these children you have with you?” demanded the man.
Hal answered this question himself.
“None of your business,” he said shortly.
“Is that so?” said the man, stepping forward. “What if I should make it some of my business?”
Hal smiled.
“I don’t think you will,” he said quietly.
The man, large, though somewhat stout, with a red, evil-looking face, stepped quickly forward, and tapped Hal lightly on the cheek with his hand.
“Let that teach you not to talk back to your elders,” he said.
“And let that teach you not to interfere in other people’s business,” said Hal, also taking a step forward, and tapping his opponent lightly on the cheek.