"Of course I did. I knocked two of them down and another fellow
had two of his teeth broken. But I couldn't fight all six single
handed."

"Oh, I presume not -- especially such brutes as Captain Putnam is
now raising."

"It's a pity we can't get square with them," said Mumps.

"Oh, I'll get square! You just wait," answered the bully
cunningly. "I'm not done with them yet by any means."

"What will you do?"

"Just you wait and see."

"I don't wish to have you interfere with our plans," put in
Josiah Crabtree.

"I won't interfere with the other plans. But I am going to get
square."

"We've had delay enough," continued Josiah Crabtree.

"Well, that wasn't my fault. Mumps got sick, and that's all
there is to it," growled Dan Baxter, and then went to dressing
his swollen eye once more.

In the meantime Sam and Tom had rejoined their fellows and told