But there was no help for it, and Codfish was marched along between the two professors, with Brassy and a number of other cadets, who had been attracted by the noise and the talk, following.
Meanwhile the four Rover boys had listened to as much of the conversation as they could catch.
“They went into Codfish’s room—they are following the trail of the water on the floor,” announced Jack.
“Some of the other fellows are coming out and coming upstairs,” announced Fred. “Let us go out too and see what happens.”
“Maybe they’ll accuse Codfish of this,” remarked Randy, with a grin.
The four Rovers had just come out in the corridor and been joined by Gif, Phil, and Spouter when they found themselves suddenly confronted by Professor Duke, with Professor Grawson and poor Codfish directly behind him.
“So this is your work, is it?” demanded Snopper Duke, glaring angrily at Jack and Fred in turn.
“To what do you refer, Professor?” asked Jack, as calmly as he could.
“You know well enough, Captain Rover. It is useless for you to deny it,” stormed the angry teacher. “You and your cousins here are responsible for bringing those big snowballs into the school.”
“Who says so?” questioned Fred. At the same time he gave Codfish a look that made the sneak want to hide himself.