“Chot Duncan, you’ve got to give us that Jap,” said Carter Dane.
“What do you want with the Jap?” Chot calmly asked.
“He played me a dirty trick down there, and we’re going to beat him.”
“What about the trick you played him, Dane?”
“I played him no trick.”
“He says you stopped him in the road and threatened him, telling him not to talk to his betters, and from what I know of your reputation, I’m inclined to believe him.”
“Of course you’ll take his word before mine, but these boys saw the affair.”
Several of the boys nodded, but they did not seem at all anxious to confirm Dane’s statements.
“I saw it, too,” said one of the villagers, “and the Jap was in no way to blame. Dane confronted him and made him fight, and then got mad because the Jap threw him over his shoulder into the road. The Jap’s got pluck and I admire him for it.”
“That’s right,” said several of the others.