"McDougal, you say that a dozen boys were concerned in your proceedings. Who were they?"
"I would rather not tell, sir. I am willing to own up to all I did myself."
"You hear that, Mr. Lowington?" exclaimed the professor, with horror.
"Of course I hear it, Mr. Hamblin," replied the principal, impatiently. "You may leave, McDougal."
"Leave, sir!" ejaculated Mr. Hamblin.
"Go, McDougal;" and he went. "You said you knew who wrote the fictitious letter, sir."
"I do."
"Who was it?"
"Mr. Lowington, if that boy you sent away had told the whole truth, he would have confessed that Mr. Kendall was at the bottom of all these infamous proceedings."
"Captain Kendall!"