"I did."

"You were mistaken," put in Carl. "You--"

"No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you
go into the boathouse and then come out. And then--"

"Hush, not so loud," interrupted Ham, looking over to where Barney
Hedge was skating up.

"Then don't say I don't know anything about it," insisted Kiddy Leech.
"I know all about it. You two boys did the job, and nobody else."

"Where were you?" asked Ham.

"Oh, I was just knocking around."

"You can't prove we did it," said Carl, a little of his courage
returning.

"Can't I though? Just you try me and see. I don't know your names, but
I can soon find them out. I know you belong in Fairview."

"Oh!"

Ham's face grew pale again, and if the truth were known he was
trembling in his shoes.

"Say, I--er--I don't want you to say anything about this to anybody,"
he added, hastily.