"Look out for your man!" Merriwell released the fellow he had overthrown, and the man climbed dazedly and sullenly to his feet.

Inza hurried toward him, shrieking and making motions with her hands.

The man did not understand her.

It began to seem that both of them contemplated an attack on Bart and Merry.
"Wait a minute!" she cried.

"Don't strike them, Frank, Bart, if you can help it!" "I think I'm awake," growled Hodge, as if he wanted to pinch himself to make sure of it.
The scene was certainly a strange one--as strange as if taken from a comic opera.