“If any of you children find Danny’s ring,” went on the school head, “either give it to him or bring it to my office.”
Danny Rugg raised his hand for permission to speak.
“What is it, Danny?” asked the principal, while the whole school wondered what was coming next. Bert Bobbsey had a wild idea in his head.
“Maybe Danny’s going to confess that he broke the window,” said the Bobbsey boy to himself.
But what Danny said was:
“I’ll give twenty-five cents to whoever finds my lost ring.”
Some of the teachers laughed a little at this, and even Mr. Tarton smiled, but he said:
“All right, Danny. You have heard the offer of the reward,” he went on to the school. “And now about another matter. Yesterday it was said here that Bert Bobbsey broke the church window. I want to say that there is no proof of this. Bert says he did not do it, and we are bound to believe him.
“I do hope that whoever broke the stained glass will be manly enough to admit it, and pay for the damage to the church. I have heard from Mr. Shull, the sexton, that it will cost about ten dollars to repair the window.”
Several of the children gasped at this. To most of them ten dollars was a great deal of money. And Bert thought Danny looked a trifle pale on hearing this news.