"
"Then what makes you feel so mean about it?" I asked him. "What makes you
ask me about a little sound like a cricket? It's because you're kind of
rattled and you're not sure, that's why. Once a murderer went and confessed
after hearing a cricket all night. Maybe you don't know that it's in a book
how crickets start your conscience--maybe you don't. Listen!"
He said, "You mean you'll tell and you won't help me?"
"No, I won't tell," I said, "and I _will_ help you. I'll help you to put
the Church Mice on their feet. I'll help you to give that scoutmaster a
good welcome. I'll help you to fix it so those poor little codgers all have
uniforms. I'll help you to fix it so you can look Harry Donnelle in the
face--and Mr. Ellsworth, when you see him. And Tom Slade. And if it's a
case of sneaking, I'll help you with that too. We'll make those fellows
think that _they_ discovered Jib Jab, otherwise satisfactory, you can go
and ask Harry Donnelle they'd never take the reward. And if that isn't if
it's all right for you to get the reward. And if he says yes, I'll say so
too. I bet he has no use for motorcycles anyway.
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