Three Boys; Or, The Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai

"Look here, Scoodrach, if you call me she again, I'll kick you!" "I didna ca' you she. I only said if she'd come ten the hoose aifter she had the parritch-" "Well, what did I say?" "Say? Why, she got in a passion." Whop! Flop! The sound of a back-handed slap in the chest, followed by a kick, both delivered by Kenneth Mackhai, the recipient being a red-headed, freckled-faced lad of seventeen, who retaliated by making a sharp snatch at the kicking foot, which he caught and held one half moment. The result was startling.