“I’d rather take Pepper’s word for it than yours. It was a contemptible piece of business, Ritter!”
“It might have cut Jack badly,” said Fred. “The glass is very sharp on one side.”
“I tell you I wasn’t going to use it,” cried the bully. “I held it up just to scare Ruddy.”
“I shall never believe that, Ritter. You are a coward as well as a bully. Now get out of here and be quick, or I’ll knock you down!”
“It’s not safe to fight here,” said the bully, growing slightly pale. “But I’ll tell you what I’ll do, Ruddy. I’ll fight you to a finish when we are in camp. Do you dare do that?”
“As you please,” muttered the young major; and then the boys from the other dormitories withdrew.
“What a mean, dirty trick,” was Dale’s comment. “A chunk of glass, of all things!”
“It shows up Ritter in his true character,” said Fred.
“He ought to be drummed out of this school,” said another.
“Jack, will you fight him again?” asked Pepper.