“I’m sure I hope not, but I’d just as soon they didn’t know anything of our affairs. I’m going to do one thing, though.”
“What’s that?”
“I’m going to see Noddy, and give him one piece of my mind! The idea of putting our boat out of commission that way! I’ve a good notion to make a complaint of malicious mischief against him.”
“It would serve him right if you did.”
“I’ll think about it,” said Jerry.
The Dartaway was soon in running order, and the boys gave the two Westerners a fine ride down the river. That afternoon, on returning to their boathouse, and recalling what trouble they had had the night before, Jerry determined to make a formal complaint against the bully.
“We’ve stood enough from him!” he exclaimed. “It’s time he found out he can’t do as he pleases!”
“That’s right!” agreed his chums, and Jerry, having secured the boat, started for the office of the family lawyer, to make a formal complaint against Noddy.
As he was about to enter he saw Andy Rush hurrying along.