Dan surged with excitement as he realized the importance of the Den Chief’s discovery. Since the initials had been cut so recently, it must mean that they had been carved by the person or persons who had wrecked the church.
“I know of only one person with the initials ‘P. O.’,” Brad said significantly. “Can’t you guess?”
“Not Pat Oswald?”
“Who else? Of course we have no proof.”
“Pat and his gang might have been here after the Cubs left last Saturday! Say, that could have been what happened! They wrecked the place and we get blamed.”
“That’s the way I figure it,” Brad nodded. “But as I said, we have no proof.”
“Let’s tell the trustees.”
“That’s for Mr. Hatfield to decide, Dan. This accusation against the Cubs is dead-serious business and we can’t make any false moves. If we’d charge Pat with this, we might be called on to prove our claims. Could we do that?”
“Not yet, I guess.”
“That’s why we must keep a tight lip and see what we can learn.”