This filled the poor fellow with fear, and in hopping out of Toto's reach he suddenly lost his balance and tumbled heel over head upon the floor.

When he sat up he kicked Toto on the nose and made the dog howl angrily, but Dorothy now ran forward and caught Toto's collar, holding him back.
"Do you surrender ?" she asked the man.
"Who?
Me ?" asked the Hopper.
"Yes; you," said the little girl.
"Am I captured ?" he inquired.
"Of course.

My dog has captured you," she said.
"Well," replied the man, "if I'm captured I must surrender, for it's the proper thing to do.

I like to do everything proper, for it saves one a lot of trouble." "It does, indeed," said Dorothy.

"Please tell us who you are." "I'm Hip Hopper--Hip Hopper, the Champion." "Champion what ?" she asked in surprise.
"Champion wrestler.