He didn't repeat the word.
The singing stopped, and every eye was riveted on the group that stood on the platform.
The Colonel confronted Wolf, and shot his words at him as though from a machine-gun.
"Who lowered that flag?"
A moment of silence followed. The Colonel spoke with increasing rapidity.
"Who lowered that flag? The man who did it must answer to me!"
Some one behind him moved, and the Colonel turned, confronting Norman.
"I did it, Governor," was the quiet answer.
"You?" the father gasped.
"Yes," said the even, firm voice.