MR. WAKEFIELD SMITH AGAIN.
“I’ll hammer you for that!”
“What did he do, Dick?”
“Knocked the glue over me. You country jay, you!” howled Dick Lenning, and, leaping up, he bore down on Jerry.
Lenning was a good deal of a bully. He was tall and strong, and evidently he thought he could make our hero submit to his will easily.
“Take that!” he fairly hissed, and aimed a blow at Jerry’s ear. The youth dodged it and caught his arm.
“Hold on!” Jerry ejaculated. “I don’t want to fight. You will only make trouble.”
“Let go!”
“Not until you promise to keep quiet.”
“I’ll promise nothing,” stormed Lenning, and began to struggle more excitedly than ever.