A shout of laughter went up, followed by yells of: "That's right--dead right!" "Sail in, Jim!" "Throw him out, Jim! We'll see fair play!" Tom made an ironical bow in the direction of the gambler.
"Have you men gone crazy!" yelled Jim Duff hoarsely.
"Have you lost your nerve, Jim ?" bawled a lusty American laborer.

"You want this boy, as you call him, thrown out, and we're waiting to see you do it.

It you haven't the nerve to tackle the job, then you're not a man to give us orders!" Tom's smiling good humor and his fair proposition had swung the balance of feeling against the gambler.

Duff saw that he had lost ground.
"Boy," called a few voices, "if Duff won't throw you out, then you turn the tables and throw him out." "It isn't necessary," laughed Tom.

"After the tents are gone Duff won't have any desire to remain around here.