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"Perhaps so, but a little money might be useful at the start. You will need a horse if you herd cattle." "I'll get my own horse you'll need all you can earn," said Harold in reply. Mr. Excell's tone changed. "What makes you say that, Harold? What do you mean?" "Oh, I didn't mean anything in particular." "Have you heard of the faction which is growing up in the church against me?"
"Tell me," said the minister to the young man, who, with a painful smile on his face, stammeringly replied: "Harry thought he'd scare me, that's all. It didn't amount to much." "I insist on knowing the truth, Mr. Norton," the minister sternly insisted. As Norton described the boy's action, Mr. Excell's face paled and his lips set close.
Brown interposed: "I hope the court will not refuse to hear the father of the prisoner. It would be scant justice if " Mr. Excell's voice arose, harsh, stern, and quick. He spoke like the big man he was, firm and decided. Harold looked up at him in surprise. "I claim the right to be heard; will the Court refuse me the privilege of a word?" His voice was a challenge. "I am known in this community.
In less than a week every boy in Rock River knew something of Harry Excell's furious temper, and had learned that it was safer to be friend than enemy to him. He had his partisans, too, for his was a singularly attractive nature when not enraged. He was a hearty, buoyant playmate, and a good scholar five days out of six, but he demanded a certain consideration at all times.
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