“That’s all right,” said Fred sharply. “That’s all right, but it’s just exactly as I said.”
“What is?” inquired George.
“Why the tricks you have been trying to play on us in the old Meeker House.”
“Tricks? What tricks have I been trying to play?” replied George.
“Did you ever hear of chimney-swallows?” inquired Fred.
“Indeed I have,” said George, “and I have seen them lots of times.”
“Ever see any in the old Meeker House?”
“Yes,” replied George, laughing again as he spoke.
“Well, why didn’t you tell us that they were there? You let us go on and I think you helped us too to believe that the room was full of flying spooks.”
“I didn’t know that I was to blame,” laughed George, “if you didn’t know the difference between a spook and chimney-swallow.”