XIIBunny thought this over, and then summoned his nerve, and went back to his father. “Look here, Dad! If you’ve got five hundred for a joke with Eli Watkins, I want five hundred for something serious.”
Dad looked alarmed right away. He should not have told Bunny about that money! “What is it, son?”
“I’ve been to see Mr. Irving, Dad, and he’s in trouble, he can’t get a teaching job anywhere. They’ve got him blacklisted. You see, he has to mention that he’s been teaching at Southern Pacific the last two years, and the people write to enquire about him, and he’s convinced that somebody in the university is telling them he’s a red.”
“I shouldn’t wonder,” said Dad. “But that’s not your fault.”
“Yes, it is, Dad! I was the one that dragged him out and made him talk to me. I thought I could k
