CHAPTER VIII

SHADOW HAMILTON'S CONFESSION

"I simply can't understand it, Phil. Gus Plum was frightened very much, or he would never have offered me a hundred dollars to keep quiet."

Dave and his chum were strolling along the edge of the campus, an hour after the conversation recorded in the last chapter. The boy from the poorhouse had told Phil all that had occurred.

"It is certainly the most mysterious thing I ever heard of, outside of this mystery about Billy Dill," answered Phil. "Plum has been up to something wrong, but just what, remains to be found out."

"And what about Shadow Hamilton?"

"I can't say anything about Shadow. I never thought he would do anything that wasn't right."

"Nor I. What would you advise?"

"Keep quiet and await developments. Something is bound to come to the surface, sooner or later."

"Hello, you fellows, where are you bound?" came in a cry, and looking up they saw a well-known form approaching.

"Ben!" cried Dave, rushing up to the newcomer and shaking hands warmly. "When did you come in? And how are all the folks at Crumville? Did you happen to see Professor Potts and the Wadsworths?"

"One question at a time, please," answered Ben Basswood, as he shook hands with Phil. "Yes, I saw them all, and everybody wants to be remembered to you. Jessie sends her very sweetest regards----"

"Oh, come now, no fooling," interrupted Dave, blushing furiously. "Tell us the plain truth."

"Well, she sent her best regard, anyway. And all the others did the same. The professor is getting along finely. You'd hardly know him now, he looks so hale and hearty. It did him a world of good to go to live with the Wadsworths."

1. Who was frightened?
2. how much did he recieve?
3. for what?
4. where were they walking?
5. for how long
6. who came from the poor house?
7. who did the boy speak too?
8. was there mystery?
9. surrounding who?
10. did they know what plum was doing?
11. was he known for bad deeds?
12. who saw them all?
13. who saw them all?
14. coud dave be fooled?
15. who demanded the truth?
16. who sends her regards?
17. who was the professor?
18. who was shaking hands?
19. how does the professor look?
20. who did he live with?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. Gus Plum
2. $100
3. to keep quiet
4. along the edge of the campus
5. an hour
6. Gus
7. Dave
8. Yes
9. Billy Dill
10. No
11. Yes
12. Ben
13. Ben saw them all
14. No
15. Dave
16. Jessie
17. Professor Potts
18. Ben and Phil
19. hale and hearty
20. the Wadsworths