"We had a visit from Jasper Grinder," said Dick. "He insisted on
stopping here in spite of all Snuggers could do to stop him."
"And what did he say?" asked the captain anxiously.
"Oh, he was in a terrible rage, and threatened to sue my father because,
as he put it, we had driven him from earning a good living. I could
hardly get him out of the house, and when he left he picked up a big
chunk of ice and snow and hurled it through the sitting-room window at
Sam. I believe the man isn't quite right in his head."
"It certainly looks like it," was the captain's grave response.
"Did Snuggers leave him in Cedarville?"
"Yes. But Snuggers didn't know where he went after that, excepting that
he called at the post office for some letters,"
"I hope I never have anything to do with him again," said Sam, with a
shiver.
"I do not believe he will bother you in the future," returned the
captain. "When he comes to his sober senses he will realize fully how
foolishly he has acted."
As Sam was so much better and needed no care that Mrs.
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