“He had a letter from that harness-maker at Rodman——”
“Who? Si?”
“Yes.”
“Well, he didn’t say I was a professional, did he?”
“Not exactly; but his letter was a funny one. Even you would laugh if you should read it.”
“What did Si write?”
“A lot of stuff. He praised you to the skies and went on to say that every man, woman, and child in Rodman knew that you had had an offer to play on a professional team ‘for big money,’ as he put it. Of course his letter was worded in such a way that one might think you had been paid——”
“I understand,” said Dan shortly. “Did Gus write the letter?”
“Ye-es, though I’m afraid I helped,” said Walter slowly.
“How did Gus know about the harness-maker?”