David took his books and walked serenely from the room. He went home by the way of Jim Block’s farm.
“Hullo, Dave!” called Big Jim, who was in the barnyard.
“Hello, Jim! I came to tell you some good news. You said if you were only sure there was something Teacher was afraid of, you wouldn’t feel so scared of her.”
“Well,” prompted Jim eagerly.
“I thought I’d find out for you, so I took a mouse to school and let it loose.”
“Gee!”
David then related the occurrences of the morning, not omitting the look in Little 120 Teacher’s eyes when she beheld Jim from the window.
“I’ll hook up this very night and go to see her,” confided Jim.
“Be sure you do, Jim. If you find your courage slipping, just remember that you owe it to me, because she won’t let me come back to school unless she knows why I wasn’t sorry.”
“I give you my word, Dave,” said Jim earnestly.