The other turned, and Joe's surprise was heightened when he saw Wessel, the man who had tried to quarrel with him, and who had "jumped" his bill at the hotel.
"Oh, I know him all right," Wessel responded to Shalleg. "I've seen him before."
Joe and Rad, with the two men, were comparatively alone now. The attitude and words of the fellows were so insulting that Joe almost made up his mind to defy them. But before he had a chance to do so Shalleg snapped out:
"You want to look out for yourself, young man. I'll get you yet, and I'll get even with you for having me turned down. You want to look out. Bill Shalleg is a bad man to have for an enemy. Come on, Ike," and with that they turned away and were soon lost in the throng.
CHAPTER XVI
JOE'S TRIUMPH
"Well, what do you know about that?" cried Rad, with a queer look at Joe.
"I don't know what to think about it, and that's the truth," was the simple but puzzled answer.
"But who are they—what do they mean? The idea of them threatening you that way! Why, that's against the law!"