“Tad Butler, did you do that?” demanded Ned.
“Stacy seems to think I did.”
“Then I’ve nothing more to say.”
“I–I thought you were going to whale the fellow who did it,” reminded Stacy.
116“I reckon I’ve changed my mind,” muttered Ned. “I’ll have a talk with Tad later, though.”
“No time like the present,” laughed Butler.
“Young gentlemen, enough of this. I am amazed at you, Tad,” rebuked Professor Zepplin.
“Tell them the rest, Stacy,” nodded Tad.
The fat boy hung his head.
“Maybe I was to blame, after all. I reckon Tad was after me, not Ned,” admitted Stacy.