“Number four!” called the leader, who was Adele Thomas.
Miette stepped up to the “throne.”
“Now,” began the mask, “you understand you are to answer truthfully every question?”
Miette assented.
“Did number four write a note in the English class the other day when the rule had been made against notes?”
“No!” replied Miette unhesitatingly.
The leader turned to Nita for prompting. Then she asked:
“Did number four drop a note in the classroom?”
“N-o-!” came the answer again, this time in a startled voice.
More prompting from Nita.