"Lots of harm in fool words."
He sat down again, and seemed a little anxious to explain his unusual
conduct.
"Ma'am, suppose you had a well plumb full of nitroglycerin in your
back yard; suppose there was a forest fire comin' your way from all
sides; would you like to have people talk about nitroglycerin and that
forest fire meeting? Even the talk would give you chills. That's the
way it is with Pierre and McGurk. When they meet there's going to be a
fight that'll stop the hearts of the people that have to look on."
Mary smiled to cover her excitement.
"But are they coming your way?"
The question seemed to infuriate young Jack, who cried: "Ain't that a
fool way of talkin'? Lady, they're coming everyone's way. You never
know where they'll start from or where they'll land. If there's a
thunder-cloud all over the sky, do you know where the lightning's
going to strike?"
"Excuse me," said Mary, but she was still eager with curiosity, "but I
should think that a youngster like you wouldn't have anything to fear
from even those desperadoes.
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