“Then that’s why they tried to paint the flagpole!”
“Who? What do you mean?” exclaimed the others.
“Oh! Nothing! That is—!”
“Who tried to paint the flagpole?” Dan demanded. “What do you know about that, Burtis?”
“I—I thought maybe they did,” stammered Kendall.
“Broadwood? I never thought of that.” This from Dan.
“Nobody ever found out who did do that stunt,” said Ned thoughtfully. There was a moment’s silence. Then Ned asked suddenly:
“Wasn’t it about that time you went on pro, Curt?”
“It—it was a day or so afterwards,” replied Kendall.