“No, sir,” agreed Kid. “That’s what I thought.”
“How was the word used? Do you recall the sentence?”
“N-no, sir, I don’t.”
“Well, we’ll look it up.” Mr. Folsom advanced to the table and laid hands on the book. “I’m curious myself about it. I fancy we’ll find that it is a scientific term, perhaps used in botany or architecture.”
Kid was in a panic. If the instructor turned the pages it was a foregone conclusion that he would discover “Hairbreadth Harry.”
“I’ll find it, sir!” exclaimed Kid. He began to turn the leaves hurriedly, working away from the front of the volume where the story-paper reposed.
“Look for T,” murmured Mr. Folsom. “Why, my dear boy, this isn’t the volume you want! This is D!”
“Oh!” Kid stared at the book. “So it is!”
Mr. Folsom laughed. “How did you think it was spelled, eh?”