Then with a feeling of relief, he took the road toward home.
Although he may be said to have failed most signally in his design, he felt considerably better than if he had succeeded.
"Frank's a good fellow," he said to himself.

"Some boys would have been mad, and made a great fuss.

But he didn't seem angry at all, not even with John Haynes, and did all he could to screen me.

Well I'm glad I didn't succeed." Dick reached home without any further mischance, and succeeded in crawling in at the window without making any sound loud enough to wake up his parents.
The next day John, who had been informed of his intention to make the attempt the evening previous, contrived to meet him.
"Well, Dick," he said eagerly, "what success last night ?" "None at all," answered Dick.
"Didn't you try ?" "Yes." "What prevented your succeeding, then ?" "Frank came out to get some herbs to make tea for the hired man, and so caught me." "You didn't tell him who put you up to it ?" said John apprehensively.
"No," said Dick coolly; "I don't do such things." "That's good," said John, relieved.

"Was he mad ?" "No, he didn't make any fuss.