He gave a twist that choked Tom, once more, until all went black before him.

Then the negro slammed his victim down hard on the ground, well-nigh stunning the young engineer.
"Ah done see w'at Ah gotta do wid yo'," Sambo announced.

"Ah gotta tie yo' up, load yo' pockets wid rocks, and den take yo' out in de Gulf ah' lose yo'! Dat's w'at Ah gotta do, an' Ah ain' gwine lose no time about it either." Sambo was in earnest, too.

He had mapped out that very course!.