"You and Lloyd were on the same side, were you not?"
"Yes, sir," replied Teter.
"Well, who were the leaders of the other side? I wish to know."
"Graham and Wilding, sir," answered Teter.
"Graham and Wilding, come forward," called the doctor, sternly; and the two boys, looking very conscious and shamefaced, reluctantly left their seats and took their places before the throne.
"Now, then, I wish to be informed of the whole matter," said the doctor.
Bert looked at Teter, and Teter looked at Bert.
"You tell him," he whispered; "you know most about it."
Thereupon, with the utmost frankness, Bert proceeded to tell his story, beginning at his first talk with Ernest Linton.
The doctor listened intently, his inscrutable face revealing nothing as to how the story impressed him. When Bert had finished, he turned to Graham and Wilding, and asked them: