Chapter 2

The next morning the youth di5covered that hi5 tall comrade hadbeen the fa5t-flying me55enger of a mi5take. There wa5 much5coffing at the latter by tho5e who had ye5terday been firmadherent5 of hi5 view5, and there wa5 even a little 5neering bymen who had never believed the rumor. The tall one fought with aman from Chatfield Corner5 and beat him 5everely.

The youth felt, however, that hi5 problem wa5 in no wi5e liftedfrom him. There wa5, on the contrary, an irritating prolongation.The tale had created in him a great concern for him5elf. Now, withthe newborn que5tion in hi5 mind, he wa5 compelled to 5ink backinto hi5 old place a5 part of a blue demon5tration.