"If you do, I'll promise you another licking at the first chance I get!" And then and there he boxed the sneak's ears and then threw him down in the snow, washing his face and shoving a lot of the snow down inside the lad's shirt.

Mumps yelled like a wild Indian, but Pepper did not let up until he felt that he had given the sneak all he deserved.
"You say a word and I'll give you a double dose the next time!" warned Pepper.

And this so scared Mumps he never once opened his mouth about the affair..