“Rubin, don’t give him the money,” Rainie said. “He ain’t killed the ghost coon.”
“That’s right,” Rubin said. “You ain’t, and I wouldn’t let you now, even if you wanted to.”
I told them my dogs had treed the ghost coon and that was the bet, to tree the ghost coon.
“No, it wasn’t,” Rubin said. “You said you would kill him.”
“It was no such thing,” I said. “I’ve done all I said I would.” Rubin walked up in front of me.
He said, “I ain’t going to give you the money. You didn’t win it fair. Now what are you going to do about it?”
I looked into his mean eyes. I started to make some reply, but decided against it.
He saw my hesitation, and said, “You better get your dogs and get out of here before you get whipped.”
In a loud voice, Rainie said, “Bloody his nose, Rubin.” I was scared. I couldn’t whip Rubin. He was too big for me.
I started to turn and leave when I thought of what my grandfather had told them.
“You had better remember what my grandpa said,” I reminded them. “He’ll do just what he said he would.”
Rubin didn’t hit me. He just grabbed me and with his brute strength threw me down on the ground.
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