"Say, don't do that!" called out Snap, angrily. "Leave Mammy Shrader alone!"
He has scarcely uttered the words when another snowball was thrown at the aged female. This hit her on the cheek and caused her to utter a cry of pain. She tried to save herself from falling, but could not, and went down in a heap.
"For shame!" ejaculated Shep and ran to help the old woman to arise. In the meantime Snap, with flashing eyes, hurried across the street and confronted Carl Dudder. As my old readers know, Carl Dudder was a close crony to Ham Spink and had done his full share in making our young friends uncomfortable during the summer outing.
"Dudder, aren't you ashamed of yourself?" said Snap.
"What are you talking about?" demanded Carl Dudder, although he trembled a little as he spoke.
"You threw those snowballs at Mammy Shrader."
"I didn't."
"You did—I saw you."
"That's correct—I saw him too," put in Giant, who had followed Snap. In the meantime Whopper had followed Shep, and both were doing what they could for the old woman.
"See here, Snap Dodge, I don't want you to talk to me," blustered Carl
Dudder. "I know my own business."