Jeanne explained the matter to Old Captain, who had heard about the accident to Roger.
"He's one of the kind of boys you can tease," said Jeanne. "I'm afraid I like to tease, just a little. He looks like sort of a baby-boy, doesn't he?"
Meanwhile, the boy's mother was questioning her curiously embarrassed son.
"Roger," said she, "who was that pretty child and what did she mean?"
"I dunno," fibbed Roger.
"Yes, you do. What clothes?"
"Oh, old ones—don't bother."
"I insist on knowing."
"Aw, what's the use—the ones that got in the lake and shrunk so I couldn't wear 'em," mumbled Roger. "Come on, here's the ice-cream place."
"How did she know about your clothes?" persisted Mrs. Fairchild.