(Gives him a spank.)
Bobby. Ow! You hurt.
Bert. Good. I’m going to make each one a little harder than the last. Will you tell me how and when you changed those letters? No answer? Very well.
(Spanks again.)
Bobby. Mamma, make him stop.
Mrs. W. Not until you tell the truth about it, Bobby. A joke is a joke, but a lie is a lie, and I’m certain you do know. Answer truly, now. Don’t you?
Bert (spanking again). Answer your mother, young man.
Bobby. Gee! How can I answer when you’re hurting me?
Bert (standing him between knees again). Now I’m not hurting you. Answer Mother.
Bobby. Answer what? Oh, don’t take me that way again. I’ll answer. Yes, Mamma, I do know. I only did it for fun. Bert left his when he went off in a hurry, and I was going to look at it——