"Oh, he threatened to punch me good—but he didn't do it. He started to quarrel after school, but Gus Plum called him off."
"Well, that was queer," observed Dave. "Generally Gus is out for a fight."
"Which puts me in mind of a story," came from Shadow. "A little——"
"Narrative No. 206," broke in Sam.
"You shan't keep me from telling it," went on Shadow, calmly. "A little man——"
"How small?" asked Roger, with a wink at the others.
"Oh, that hasn't anything to do with it. A little man once met another man——"
"Was the other man small, too?" questioned Phil, seriously.
"Never mind if he was or not. A little man once met another man who had a big bulldog with him——"