“Us river people ain’t goin’ to have no peace whilst Skinner’s alive, kid!” he said in hard, even tones. “Whoever slugged that Beasell guy—well, _me_, I’d be goin’ for Skinner, so I would. So he’s goin’ to take the _Minnie M. Baxter_ from ye, is he? Well, we’ll be seein’ about that.”