ad cried a little, but
had stopped now.

"I am very sorry to have to punish you two twins," said the principal,
"but I had given strict orders that no one was to play with that water.
Why did you do it?"

"Because," answered Flossie.

"Danny Rugg told us to," added Freddie. "He said it was a new kind of
faucet."

"Now be careful," warned Mr. Tetlow. Often before he had heard pupils
say that someone else told them to break certain rules. "Are you sure
about this?" he asked.

"Yes! sir," said Freddie, eagerly. "Danny told us to do it."

"But didn't you know it was forbidden?"

"No, sir," answered Flossie.

"Why, I spoke of it in all the rooms."

"We wasn't here yesterday or the day before," said Flossie. "Freddie
was sick."

Mr. Tetlow began to understand.

"I will look this up," he said, "and if find--"

He was interrupted by a boy from one of the higher classes coming in
with a note from his teacher. She wanted a new box of chalk.

"When you go back, George," said the principal to the boy, as he gave
him what the teacher had sent for, "go to Miss Hegan's class, and have
her send Danny Rugg to me. Flossie and Freddie say he told them to
spray water with one of the new faucets."

"Yes, sir, he did!" exclaimed George. "I heard him, but I didn't think
they would do it. He did tell them."

At this unexpected information Mr. Tetlow was much surprised.

"If that is the case, Danny is the one to be punished," he said. "I am
sorry, Flossie and Freddie, that I suspected you. You may go back to
your class, and I will write your teacher a note, saying you may go out
half an hour ahead of the others to make up for coming to my office.
But, after this, no matter whether anyone tells you or not, don't spray
the water."

"No, sir, we won't!" exclaimed the Bobbsey twins, now happy again.

Danny Rugg was punished by being kept in after school for several days,
and Mr. Tetlow sent home a note to his father, explaining what a mean
trick the bully had played.

"I wish I had heard Danny telling you that--just to get you in
trouble," said Bert, when he was told of what had happened. "I'd have
fixed him."

"Oh, don't get into any more fights," begged Nan.

Bert did not come to blows with Danny over this latest trouble, but he
did tell the bully, very plainly, what he thought of him, and said if
Danny ever did a thing like that again that he would not get off so
easily.

"Oh, I'm not afraid of you," s