That was too much for Zenas. “My age, sir!” he rasped, lifting his cane. “Why, you antiquated old fossil, I’m ten years younger than you! My infirmities, sir! You rheumatic, malaria-sapped back number, I’m the picture of robust, bounding health beside you!” “My age, sir!” he rasped, lifting his cane. “Why, you antiquated old fossil, I’m ten years younger than you! My infirmities, sir! You rheumatic, malaria-sapped back number, I’m the picture of robust, bounding health beside you!” “Gentlemen!” gasped Sarah Ann, in astonishment and dismay. “Gentlemen!” gasped Sarah Ann, in astonishment and dismay. “Don’t yo’ dare threaten me with your cane, suh!” fumed the major. “If yo’ do, suh, I’ll take it away from yo’ and throw it overbo’d, and yo’ need it to suppo’t your tottering footsteps, suh.” “Don’t yo’ dare threaten me with your cane, suh!” fumed the major. “If yo’ do, suh, I’ll take it away from yo’ and throw it overbo’d, and yo’ need it to suppo’t your tottering footsteps, suh.” “I dare you to touch it, sir!” challenged the irascible old pedagogue, shaking the stick at the major’s nose. “I dare you to touch it, sir!” challenged the irascible old pedagogue, shaking the stick at the major’s nose. Fitts made a grab, caught the cane, snatched it away, and sent it spinning overboard. Fitts made a grab, caught the cane, snatched it away, and sent it spinning overboard. A moment later Zenas grappled with the man from Natchez, doing it so suddenly that the major was taken off his guard and sent flat upon his back on the deck, his assailant coming down heavily upon him. A moment later Zenas grappled with the man from Natchez, doing it so suddenly that the major was taken off his guard and sent flat upon his back on the deck, his assailant coming down heavily upon him. Miss Ketchum screamed and fled. Miss Ketchum screamed and fled. In a moment Dick had the professor by the collar on one side while Brad grasped him by the collar on the other side. They dragged him off and stood him on his feet, although he vigorously objected and tried to maintain his hold on the other man. In a moment Dick
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