And without giving the terrified old man the opportunity to reply, Jesse ordered the dumbfounded grocery clerk to drive on.
Chapter XV.
JESSE GETS HIS REVENGE.
Dismissing the clerk with a generous tip when they had returned to the Shaw house, Jesse jumped from the wagon, untied the cow and intended to wait till the fellow had driven away before calling to Daisy to come out.
But the rattle of the wheels had been heard by the girl and Jim, and they rushed to the door to learn who had arrived.
"Is that you, chief?" called the member of the Younger family, unable to see in the darkness after leaving the lighted room.