"Yes, sir."
"You ought to be more careful of what you are doing."
"As I said before, I didn't know anybody was down there."
"I presume you didn't want to see me." The teacher turned to all of the boys. "Where did you get those apples?" he asked, suspiciously.
"I bought them in Oakdale," answered Sam.
"Haven't been stopping at some orchard on the way?"
"You may ask Mr. Cassello, the fruit man, if you don't believe me," and Sam drew himself up.
"Well, be more careful after this, or you'll hear from me!" answered Job Haskers, and strode off down the road in a thoroughly bad humor.
"Phew! but we are catching it all along the line," was Ben's comment. "First Plum and Poole, and now Haskers. Wonder what we'll strike next?"