Spike—who was looking after the "White Rabbit"—turned his head with a snap.
"BILLY Hendricks?"
"Yes."
"The sprinter?"
"Even so!" And Mr. Daddles laughed.
There was a pause, and then Spook said:
"B-But it said in the p-papers that you were c-coming East in the fall t-t-to take a p-p-post-g-graduate c-course at—"
"That's so. But I wanted to earn a little money too, so I promised Mr. Kidd to come to Big Duck Island and tutor his sons for a month, in Latin and English. And when I saw him yesterday, he told me I must catch the sons. This is the first time I have ever tooted."
Spook fell back on the cabin and kicked.
"And w-we've b-been t-trying to g-give you the s-slip!" he moaned.