straight at Danny, and again the rough boy received a charge of
water full in the face.

"Ha--ha--here! You quit that!" he gasped. "I'll fix you for that!"

The water got in his eyes and mouth, and for a moment he could not
see. But with his handkerchief he soon had his eyes cleared, and
then he came running toward Bert.

Danny Rugg was larger than Bert, and stronger, and, in addition,
was a bullying sort of chap, almost always ready to fight someone
smaller than himself.

But what Bert lacked in size and strength he made up in a bold
spirit. He was not at all afraid of Danny, even when the bully came
rushing at him. Bert stood his ground manfully. He had taken up
the hose where Freddie had dropped it, and the water was spurting
out in a solid stream. Freddie, having gotten a safe distance away,
now turned and stood looking at Danny.

Danny, too, had halted and was fairly glaring at Bert, who looked
at him a bit anxiously. More than once he and the bully had come
to blows, and sometimes Bert had gotten the best of it. Still he
did not like a fight.

"I'll get you yet, Freddie Bobbsey!" cried Danny, shaking his fist
at the little fellow. Whereupon Freddie turned and ran toward the
house. Danny saw that he could not catch him in time, and so he
turned to Bert.