"I give it up."
"That sort of talk won't wash," put in the constable. "You have got to go with me."
"Where to?"
"To Squire Haggerty's office."
"I will go with you," said Captain Putnam. "This affair must be sifted to the bottom."
It was learned that Squire Haggerty lived two miles away. But a wagon was handy, belonging to a nearby farmer, and this was hired to take the whole party to the place.
"You must take charge of the cadets," said Captain Putnam to his head assistant. "I must see this affair through."
"I do not believe the Rovers are guilty, sir," whispered George Strong.
"Neither do I. This is a plot against them. The question is, who carried the plot out?"
Not long after this the battalion of cadets marched off on the road to
Putnam Hall while the Rovers and the others entered the big wagon.