But never before by Jimmy ! It always hurt him , and he had never before made any response to it . His face would flush crimson , his lips would quiver , and his big grey eyes darken miserably with the shadow that was on his life ; he would turn away in silence . But that Jimmy , his best beloved chum , should say such a thing to him ; oh , it hurt terribly . There is nothing so merciless as a small boy . Jimmy saw his advantage and vindictively pursued it . `` Your father stole money , that 's what he did ! You know he did . I 'm pretty glad my father is n't a thief . Your father is . And when he gets out of prison , he 'll go on stealing again . My father says he will . Nobody 'll have anything to do with him , my father says . His own sister wo n't have anything to do with him . So there , Joey Churchill ! '' `` There will somebody have something to do with him ! '' cried Joey hotly . He slid off the bench and faced Jimmy proudly and confidently . The unseen watcher on the other side of the hedge saw his face grow white and intense and set-lipped , as if it had been the face of a man . The grey eyes were alight with a steady , fearless glow . ''
I 'll have something to do XXXXX him .
Churchill Jimmy as before in of on to watcher with