"That is your opinion, and it is worth nothing."
"My opinion is the opinion of everybody that knows you as well as I do."
"You have constantly interfered in the doings of myself and of others, and now you must stand punishment for the same."
"What do you intend to do?" demanded Tom quickly.
"I'll show you," broke in the voice of Dan Baxter, and he came in, followed by the two tramps. Soon Tom was released from the fireplace and marched between them out into the open air.
"How do you like that?" asked Baxter, as he led the way to the fire. "Tar and feathers are fine, aren't they?"
"You would tar and feather me?" asked Tom, and now it must be confessed that he shivered in spite of his efforts to remain calm.
"Yes, we'll tar and feather you," responded Baxter.
"And lay it on—ahem—thick, Daniel," put in Josiah Crabtree.
"Trust me for that."