He said that wouldn't matter any.

But after I decided not to go to Robinson he changed his tune; said he wasn't sure but that I was ineligible!" "He's a cad," said Paul." "And then to-day he tried to get sympathetic, but I shut him up mighty quick.

I told him I knew well enough he was the one who had started the protest, and offered to punch his nose if he'd come over back of the stores; but he wouldn't," added Cowan aggrievedly.
"You--you didn't let out anything to him that would--er--help them in the game, did you ?" asked Paul, studying the floor with great attention.
"Let out anything ?" asked Cowan in puzzled tones.

"What do you--" He put down the picture he held and faced Paul, the blood dying his face.

"Look here, Paul, what do you mean by that ?" "Why, why--" "You want to know if I turned traitor?
If I gave away our signals or something like that, eh ?" There was honest indignation in his voice and a trace of pain, and Paul regretted his suspicions on the instant.
"Oh, come now, old man," he began, "what I meant--" "Now let me tell you something, Gale," said Cowan.