He flung out an oath that
carried across the street and made Hazel's ears burn. At the same time
he leaped from his seat straight at the other man. Hazel saw it quite
distinctly, saw him who jumped dodge a vicious blow and close with the
other; and saw, moreover, something which amazed her. For the young
fellow swayed with his adversary a second or two, then lifted him
bodily off his feet almost to the level of his head, and slammed him
against the hotel wall with a sudden twist. She heard the thump of the
body on the logs. For an instant she thought him about to jump with
his booted feet on the prostrate form, and involuntarily she held her
breath. But he stepped back, and when the other scrambled up, he
side-stepped the first rush, and knocked the man down again with a blow
of his fist. This time he stayed down. Then other men--three or four
of them--came out of the hotel, stood uncertainly a few seconds, and
Hazel heard the young fellow say:
"Better take that fool in and bring him to. If he's still hungry for
trouble, I'll be right handy. I wonder how many more of you fellers
I'll have to lick before you'll get wise enough not to start things you
can't stop?"
They supported the unconscious man through the doorway; the young
fellow resumed his seat on the box, also his pipe filling.
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