"How—how do you know?" stammered Walter Perkins.
"I have his word for it. This note says so, and it is in Stacy's handwriting. He was very much excited when he wrote it."
A tense silence followed Tad's announcement, broken a few seconds later by a loud laugh from Ned Rector.
"What did I tell you?" he jeered.
"Perhaps Charlie can tell us what has happened," suggested Walter.
Tad turned sharply to the Indian. Charlie was nearer to being excited than the boys ever before had seen him.
"Will you be good enough to explain this affair?" demanded Tad.
"Man git um."
"What man?"
"Me not know."