A moment the two men looked each other straight in the eyes, then the Black Swede growled, “All right,” and the boss stepped aside to allow his man to pass from the store.
As he departed, the other two men started to follow him.
“Where are you going?” demanded the boss. “With Blackie,” answered one of them.
“Oh no, you’re not. Jonson is too good a man for you to spoil him. If it hadn’t been for you, he never would have gone to Bradley. I’m going to take you down to the station and ship you on the first train passing. Come along.”
Again there was the clash of eyes. Again the boss won, and the two men slunk out the door while their master followed, saying:
“I’ll be back later, Peleg.”
CHAPTER XX
IN THE LUMBER CAMP
“Who is that man?” asked the boys, as they returned to their supper.
“Steve Anderson, the camp foreman,” replied Peleg.