“O Frank,” he said, “how could you? Ernest Wynn was at the bottom of this, wasn’t he?”
“Yes,” said Frank.
“Well, Ernest is a better fellow than I.”
“Or I.”
“We both are all right now!”
“Yes.”
“Have you decided upon a secret?” continued Frank.
“I have thought much about it,” answered Tom.
“And what is the result?”
Tommy turned to the blackboard, and wrote,—