And then, as the fellow whom he had knocked down struggled to his
knees, to stare up at him, Bob discovered, not a little to his
surprise, and satisfaction as well, that he was looking into a familiar
face.
It was Peg Grant!
CHAPTER II
THE STRANGE ACTIONS OF DOMINO
"Well, I declare!" exclaimed Frank; which remark showed how much
surprised he was to recognize the youth whom his chum had sent to the
ground.
"What do you mean by hitting me like that?" snarled the rich man's son,
as he managed to scramble to his feet again, though he seemed a bit
"groggy," and one of his eyes was already turning dark, as if it had
come in violent contact with a stone when he struck the ground.
"What do _you_ mean, hurting that poor little Mexican girl?" demanded
Bob, who stood on his guard, as though he might not be averse to trying
conclusions with the bully, if so be the other felt like seeking
satisfaction for his upset.
"She sassed me when I ordered her to get out of my way, that's what she
did;" declared Peg, wrathfully, "and I'd look nice now, wouldn't I,
letting a little greaser kid talk back to me? So I was just giving her
a good shaking when you broke in. Guess you didn't know who you were
hitting when you did that, Bob Archer!"
"Perhaps I didn't," replied the Kentucky lad, calmly; "though that
wouldn't have made any particular difference. Any cur who would lay
his hands on a child like that ought to get knocked down every time.
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