“Didn't you try?”
“Yes.”
“What prevented your succeeding, then?”
“Frank came out to get some herbs to make tea for the hired man, and so caught me.”
“You didn't tell him who put you up to it?” said John apprehensively.
“No,” said Dick coolly; “I don't do such things.”
“That's good,” said John, relieved. “Was he mad?”
“No, he didn't make any fuss. He asked what made me do it, and I told him somebody else put it into my head.”
“You did! I thought you said you didn't.”
“I didn't tell who that somebody was, but Frank said he could guess.”