“Did dad ask you questions off a paper?”
“No; he couldn’t find the paper.”
I thought so,” said Ben grinning.
“Do you know what became of it?” asked Mabel, with sudden suspicion.
“Maybe I do and maybe I don’t,” answered Ben, noncommittally. “What sort of questions did dad ask you?”
“Wait till school opens,” answered Mabel, smiling; “I will ask you some of them there.”
“Did he really and truly examine you in geography out of his own head?” asked Ben.
“Yes, Ben; he didn’t even open a book.”
“Good for dad!” said Ben. “I didn’t think he could do it.”
“It is quite possible that your father knows more than you give him credit for,” said Mabel.
“Guess he must have remembered some of the questions,” thought Ben.
In the course of the day the list of geographical questions found its way back to Squire Hadley’s desk.
“Strange I overlooked it,” he said.
Perhaps Ben might have given him some information on the subject.