"
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"What can you tell?"
"You know well enough. Mr. Ringley hasn't forgotten about his broken
window."
"Well, you broke that, I didn't."
"Humph! maybe I can prove that you broke it."
"Danny Rugg, what do you mean?" exclaimed Bert. "You know I had nothing
to do with that broken window."
The big boy was about to say something more in reply when Mr. Tetlow
entered the office.
"Boys," said he abruptly, "this is a disgraceful affair. I thought both
of you knew better than to fight. It is setting a very bad example to
the rest of the scholars. I shall have to punish you both severely."
Mr. Tetlow paused and Bert's heart leaped into his throat. What if he
should be expelled? The very thought of it made him shiver.
"I have made a number of inquiries of the other pupils, and I find that
you, Danny, started the quarrel. You raised the cry of 'Afraid of a
ghost!' when you had no right to do so, and when Bert caught you by the
arm and told you to stop you struck him. Is this true?"
"I--I--he hit me in the chin. I told him to let me go.
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