"You, Dick Prescott." "Well, if I am," sighed Dick, "I'm ready to take my punishment for it.
At all events, I'll look after myself." "Yah, you will!" growled Ben angrily.

"I notice that, just as soon as anything starts, your gang always jump in on the scene!" "Dick will fight you, all alone, I know, Ben, if you want him to," proposed Dave Darrin, coming slowly into the circle.

"But perhaps you don't want to fight Dick.

You tried it once before, and got most beautifully pounded." "Yah!" snarled Ben.
"Well, didn't you ?" demanded Dave.
"Yah!" sneered Ben.

"See here, Darrin, Prescott may be fresh, but he ain't as bad as you are!" "So it's I you want to fight with, is it ?" laughed Dave.