"Any of you gentlemen like to have some of the same sort of medicine?"
he asked, nodding toward the prostrate Rhue.
There was no reply.
"Because if any of you would, I, or any of my friends, will be glad to
accommodate you," he added.
An ominous growl came from some one back in the crowd.
"Would you like some of it?" asked Ted, turning suddenly in that
direction.
He waited for several moments for an answer, but none came.
"Now, you fellows, I want to say that this incident is closed," said he
firmly. "You are beaten every way from the jack, as you would say. You
put up this race to skin innocent parties, and you thought to use my
friends for your purposes, and have failed. The face was fairly won by
our horse, and that goes. If any man doubts it, I will prove it to him
by any means he wishes, from fists up to howitzers. You have made a lot
of fools of yourselves by allowing an old crook like Norris to play in
with you. I haven't a bit of sympathy for you. I'm glad you lost your
money, and I'd feel gladder if you all went broke.
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