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"What did I not tell him!" Her voice was
gentle, but what words could convey all the quivering ferocity of her
elbows! "Mr. Geoffrey, I told Bud M'Ginnis just exactly what kind o' a
beast Bud M'Ginnis is. I told Bud M'Ginnis where Bud M'Ginnis come from
an' where Bud M'Ginnis would go to. I told Bud M'Ginnis the character of
his mother an' father, very plain an' p'inted."
"And what did he say?"
"He say! Mr. Geoffrey, I didn't give him a chance to utter a single
word, of course. An' when I'd said all there was to say, I picked up my
heaviest flatiron, as happened to be handy, an' ordered him out; and Mr.
Geoffrey, Bud M'Ginnis--went!"
"Under the circumstances," said Ravenslee, "I'm not surprised that he
did."
"Ah, but he'll come back again, Mr. Geoffrey; he'll find Arthur alone
next time, an' Arthur'll go along with him, and then--good night! The
b'y'll get drunk an' lose his job like he did last time."
"Why, then, he mustn't find Arthur alone."
"And who's t' stop him?"
"I."
"Mr. Geoffrey, you're big an' strong, but M'Ginnis is stronger--and
yet--" Mrs.


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