"I thought I'd fetch him, don't you know," said the dude,
relapsing into his soft drawl.
By this time both the road agents were at a safe distance, and
the rescued passengers breathed more freely.
"Really, Mr. Sprague," said Colonel Braddon, pompously,
"you are entitled to a great deal of credit for your gallant
behavior; you did what I proposed to do. Of course, I had to
submit to losing my pocketbook, but I was just preparing to draw
my revolver when you got the start of me."
"If I'd only known it, colonel," drawled Mr. Sprague, "I'd
have left the job for you. Weally, it would have saved me a good
deal of trouble. But I think the reverend doctor here is entitled
to the thanks of the company. I never knew exactly what the
sword of the Lord and of Gideon was before, but I see it means
a good, stout stick."
"I was speaking figuratively, my young friend," said the
missionary "I am not sure but I have acted unprofessionally, but
when I saw those men of violence despoiling us, I felt the natural
man rise within me, and I smote him hip and thigh."
"I thought you hit him on the arm, doctor," said Mr. Sprague.
"Again I spoke figuratively, my young friend.
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