“Do hurry up,” he said. “This confounded rig is sweating me to death.”
“Evidently you know how I feel,” said Tommy. “I’m perfectly willing to change places with you, Teddy.”
“Come, come!” said Satan, flourishing the paper in front of the captive’s eyes. “Are you ready to sign this confession?”
“What would it amount to if I did sign it?” sneered Tucker. “You couldn’t make any use of it.”
“Couldn’t we?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because I’d tell the truth and let everybody know how I was forced into putting my name onto that lying document. The moment one of you fellows showed it he’d find himself in a lot of trouble.”
“But I don’t think you’ll do anything of that sort,” said the leader of the disguised chaps. “This is a fair and square statement of the truth. You are the traitor who betrayed the team.”
“You are a liar!” said Tommy, slowly and distinctly.