She looked as inexorable and relentless as Fate itself, and the bully understood dimly that here was a force with which he could not reckon.
"I'm a goin'," he mumbled sullenly, "but I'm a goin' to git the law on _her_," he pointed to Mary, "and make her git back where she belongs." By this time several persons had hurried to the scene of the encounter.
Kathleen's sole reply to the threat was a contemptuous shrug of her shoulders.

"Come on, girls," she said so nonchalantly that the curious ones dropped disappointedly away.

Not more than four minutes had elapsed from the time the uncouth stranger had appeared until he slunk off.
Emma, Grace and Patience found their voices almost simultaneously.
"Well, of all things!" exclaimed Emma.
"I was literally amazed to dumbness," declared Patience.
"So was I for a minute, but Kathleen was so completely sure of herself that I knew it was better to be silent.

She disposed of that obstreperous individual most summarily.

Who is he, Miss Reynolds ?" Grace turned grave eyes upon Mary.