“Has Bernard run away?” asked Leslie, immediately interested.
“Yes.”
“What did he run away for?”
“Pa went to the barn to horsewhip him for his owdacious conduct. He carried off the ladder and left pa in the hay loft, and now he’s run away.”
Leslie burst into a fit of laughter.
“Well, that’s a good joke!” he said.
“I don’t see where the joke comes in,” growled Ezekiel.
“I don’t blame him for running away,” said Leslie, with spirit.
“I’ve a great mind to horsewhip you,” cried the amiable Snowdon.
“You’d find you’d tackled the wrong boy,”retorted Leslie. “You can’t have our horse.”