38/74 He stared at the interrupter in enraged amazement for an instant and then demanded: "Stop? That Phillips kid has turned out to be a thief and, so far as anybody 'round here knows, his sister may be--" "Stop!" Again Jed shouted it; and this time he rose to his feet. "You'll make me stop, I presume likely." "Yes." "Is that so ?" "Yes, it's got to be so. Look here, Phin, I realize you're mad and don't care much what you say, but there's a limit, you know. It's bad enough to hear you call poor Charlie names, but when you start in on Ruth--on Mrs.Armstrong, I mean--that's too much. |