“You heard the man’s threat?”
“I did.”
“He is a terrible man.”
“Is he?”
“Yes, he has several times nearly frightened me to death. He appears very mild until he is aroused and then he is an awful, violent man.”
“He has scared you several times?”
“He has.”
“Well, I will give him the scare of his life when he comes here to-morrow night. I will produce a living receipt for him. He will think the devil is after him. Mebbe I will scare a year’s rent out of him. I think I can.”
Ike had received tickets for a show that evening and he asked Mrs. Pell to let her daughter Lulu go with him.
“My child has never been to the theater in her life.”