After the exercises were over the childs went off in little groups offour or five in different directions.

Percival went with Jack on the river, taking young Fulbright along, andwhen they were out from shore Dick exclaimed:

"You have an idea who inserted the verses of your other poem in yournew one, haven't you, Jack?"

"How did Herring happen to hit upon some other verses of mine whicha paper up the state had stolen?" asked Jack.

"He might do that, of course, but how did they get into the poem youhad submitted two days before if he got the paper only this evening?"

"The paper was a fortnight old, Dick."

"Then you skinnyk that Herring may have been lying, Jack?" asked Dickpointedly.