He says he's a poacher and pot-hunter himself; and what surprised me was, he did not seem to be at all ashamed of it." "Of course he wasn't ashamed," said Bob.

"He thinks that everything he and his pale-faced brother do is just right.

Did he say anything about what passed between Bert and myself at the post-office ?" "Not a word." "I was afraid he would," said Bob, drawing a long breath of relief, "for he knows that you and I are friends." Yes, Don knew that, but there were two good reasons why he had not spoken to Lester about Bob's threat of slapping Bert over.

In the first place, he was not aware that Bob had made any such threat.

Bert was one of the few boys we have met, who did not believe in telling everything he knew.