"Well, I meant they fought the--er--the Indians," stammered Bert.

Poor Bert was thinking of what might take place between himself
and the bully.

"Well, yes, they did fight the Indians," admitted the teacher, "but
that wasn't what I was thinking of. I will ask you another question
in history."

But I am not going to tire you with an account of what went on in
the classrooms. There were mostly lessons there, such as you have
yourselves, and I know you don't care to read about them.

Bert did not see Danny Rugg at the noon recess, when the Bobbsey
twins and the other children went home for lunch. But when school
was let out in the afternoon, and when Bert was talking to Charley
Mason about a new way of making a kite, Danny Rugg, accompanied
by several of his chums, walked up to Bert. It was in a field some
distance from the school, and no houses were near.

"Now I've got you, Bert Bobbsey!" taunted Danny, as he advanced
with doubled-up fists. "What did you want to squirt the hose on
me that time for?"

"I told you it was an accident," said Bert quietly.

"And I say you did it on purpose. I said I'd get even with you,
and now I'm going to."