“Then listen to this!” and Pud read the following:
“‘Amos Watson’s appeal was denied by the court and he will now be compelled to serve five years in prison to which he was sentenced for forgery.’”
“Well?” exclaimed Elmer, still mystified.
“What’s the matter with you? Have you suddenly lost your senses?” stormed the bully.
“But I don’t see what that has to do with that young cur.”
“You don’t, eh? Well, it has just this to do with it—Amos Watson is Harry’s father!”
For several minutes the rich boy stood silent, as though endeavoring to grasp the magnitude of the news which had come to him—and then, with a sudden cry of delight, he struck Pud a resounding whack on the back.
“That’s great—provided it’s true!” he exclaimed.
“True? Of course it’s true. Isn’t it in the paper?”
“Yes, but where did you get the paper?” demanded Elmer, picking it up and looking at the name and date line.