“That’s a good question, Danny,” Peter told him seriously.
“Well, if it’s such a good question, why aren’t we over there finding out the answers?” Judy urged. “Come on!”
CHAPTER XVIII
Questions and Answers
“No,” Danny said, pulling back. “I don’t want to. If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
“Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded. “Maybe he can explain everything.”
“Not if he’s the man in the ghost picture. I know what he was up to. I heard him swearing and muttering to himself when his back was turned. I’d rather not see his face.”
“I’m afraid you’ll have to see him.” Peter was firm at first, but at the heartsick look Danny gave him, he relented. “Very well,” he agreed with a meaning glance at Judy, “we’ll tell him you’re all right. He had reason to be worried. For all he knew, you could have been trapped upstairs when the boys started the fire.”
“How do you know it was started by boys?” Judy asked.
“Well, I’m not sure,” Peter replied, “but Danny’s two friends over there admitted that they were playing rocket with matches just before they came down for lunch. It’s a dangerous game, and they won’t ever play it again. This fire has taught them a lesson they won’t soon forget.”