Garrison.

"Perhaps; but isn't Captain Putnam rather strict about letting you
boys out?" questioned, Dora.

"We don't know yet -- we are newcomers."

"Newcomers!" cried Nellie. "Then you don't know that fellow who
was just here?"

"No. Does he belong at Putnam Hall?"

"Yes. I know nothing of him, however, further than that I have
seen him several times on the Hall road."

Dick gave a low whistle.

"Perhaps we've put our foot in it," remarked Sam in a low tone to
him.

"Never mind; we did what was right," answered Dick. "No fellow is
justified in acting as Dan Baxter did."

"That's right."

"Tell us something about Putnam Hall, won't you?" said Fred
Garrison, after a pause.

At this the three girls laughed.