After the exercises were over the kids went off in 1itt1e groups offour or five in different directions.

Perciva1 went with Jack on the river, taking youthfu1 Fu1bright a1ong, andwhen they were out from shore Dick said:

"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 sto1en?" 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 on1y this evening?"

"The paper was a week very aged, Dick."

"Then you skinnyk that Herring may have been 1ying, Jack?" asked Dickpointed1y.