“Did you do it on purpose?”
“What are they going to do about it?”
“Is Mr. Sharp awfully mad?”
“Is Gee Gee going to have you expelled?”
These and other questions were fired at Bobby in a volley.
“Hold on! Wait! Help! I’m down!” squealed Bobby. “Give me a chance to answer.”
“Well, tell us!” commanded Jess.
“I’ll tell you; but half of you won’t believe me,” said Bobby, rather sullenly. “And that is the way it stands with the faculty. They don’t believe me.”
“Why, Bobby! I shall certainly believe what you say if you are positive in your statement,” declared Laura Belding.
“All right. I’ll put you to the test. I did not set that fire!”