"You are trying to poke fun at me."
"I was never more serious in my life."
"You think you are smart," put in Bart.
"What I think is none of your business."
"We'll make it our business," burst out Lemuel Hankers, wrathfully. "Come over here, and come instantly."
CHAPTER XI
FACING A JAGUAR
Dave was surprised. He had not dreamed that Lemuel Hankers would carry his highhandedness so openly.
"I cannot come over," he said.
"And why not?"