Then Leon will have to explain how he came to leave it here." "Oh! I sort of feel that those fellows have been punished enough as it is," the other went on to say, slowly.
"You're too easy on the skunks, Hugh, take my word for it," said Thad, with a trace of disappointment in his voice.

"A fellow like Nick Lang never can appreciate such a thing as leniency.

You've got to give him what he believes in, and that's brute force.

Well, then, if you won't have Leon arrested, at least you can keep this hand-torch as a trophy of the momentous occasion.

It'll serve to remind you of this pleasant night's entertainment.