"Have you any idea who would do such a low-down thing?" asked Harry.
"Sometimes we have ideas which we do not care to express."
"That's right; but in a case like this—confidentially—to us, you know—"
"Well, if I say anything, it is to be strictly confidential."
"Sure!" cried Frank and Harry in a breath.
"You both give me your word for it?"
"We do."
"If I knew, I would not hesitate to come out openly and accuse the fellow," said Dismal; "but this is merely a case of suspicion, and I will tell you who I suspect."
"Go ahead."
"Well, there is a certain fellow who has not been above playing into the hands of the sophs in the past, and it is natural for me to suspect him. His name is—"