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"You don't, eh?"
"No, no; he! he! he!"
"Is it a joke to go to jail?"
"He! he! he! how funny! now I see you want to scare us; but see here, I
don't scare. I can prove that to you, and if you do not go away I shall
be compelled to thrash you."
"What!" ejaculated the three men, giving utterance to real laughter. It
really did sound comical for that apparently slender dude to threaten
to thrash three burly men.
"So you'll thrash us, eh?"
"He! he! he! yes, you will compel me to thrash you if you don't go away.
Why, this lady is very much annoyed. I cannot see her annoyed; certainly
not, so go away and I'll not harm you."
"Hear him--hear him!" cried one of the rogues, and he added: "We'll have
to duck him for insultin' us."
"Yes, we'll have to duck him."
"Let's do it."
The men leaped forward when one of the most extraordinary scenes that
ever occurred followed. As the men leaped forward both Oscar and Cad
drew short billies--drew them so quickly that the men did not observe
them until they _felt_ them. A complete change had come over the
appearance and actions of Oscar and Cad. The former with an ease and
quickness that was wonderful to behold dealt the leader of the rogues a
smart tap on the head that caused him to lie down in the sand as though
stricken with a pain where his digestive organs reside.
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