"And slept?
"I—I think not."
"Was that before or after you allowed an outsider to get into our camp?"
"Oh, Captain Putnam, how did you know I let somebody in? I—that is—I mean, who said I let anybody in?" stammered poor Smith, taken completely off his guard.
"Never mind who told me. What I want to know is, did you sleep after you let him in or before?"
"Why, I—I—really—"
"Tell me the truth, Smith."
"I guess I took a nap afterwards, sir. But it was only for a minute, sir," pleaded the cadet.
"I see. Did you see the outsider leave camp after you had let him in?"
"Why, sir—I—I—"