Bill Berry, with anger in his eyes continued to advance. Noddy, who had started to go away, came back, emboldened by the attitude of his crony.
“I’ve been wanting to get my hands on you fresh lads for some time!” exclaimed Bill. “Now I’ve got a chance.”
“You might have stopped off last night, just before we ran you down,” said Jerry. “We could have accommodated you then.”
“Was that you, last night?” asked Bill, suddenly. “Did you see me? Did you see the Blue—”
Then Bill seemed to remember that he was talking too much. He came to a sudden stop, and looked over at Noddy, who was detected in the act of shaking his fist at his former ally.
“We didn’t see anything blue, green or red,” put in Ned. “It was too dark to see anything but you.”
“Yes, and you’ll pay for what you did!” exclaimed Berry. “I’ll have the law on you for smashing my boat!”
“So Noddy has said,” came from Bob. “It’s getting to be an old story.”
“See here, you young whelps!” cried Bill in sudden anger. “I’ll show you what it means to make fun of me!”