She understood his reference to Manitoba, where regulations dealing with liquor are strictly enforced.
"I make the law at Keller's, and this hotel is not a gambling saloon.
Mr.Wilkinson, cork that bottle and put it on the shelf." As Wilkinson obeyed, Mossup put his hand on his arm to hold him back, but Charnock interfered: "You sit down right now.

Understand, everybody, what Mrs.Charnock says goes." "Certainly," Wilkinson agreed.

"Get off to bed Mossup; you'll have a swelled head all right to-morrow, as it is.

I'll put out the light, Mrs.
Charnock; guess I'll do it better than Bob." "Think I can't put out a common old lamp ?" Charnock inquired.

"Destroy the blamed thing 'fore I let it beat me." "You're not going to try," said Wilkinson, who hustled him and Mossup out of the room and then held the door open for Sadie.
She thanked him, but felt that if she had ground to fear resentment, it was not Mossup's but his.