I do n't think it 's fair , but let 's know what we have to do , Judge Meredith ! '' `` The way I look at it , '' said Jerry , frowning , `` is that Carl was the most to blame . He bolted first , as I understand it . Besides , he was a boy , so he should have stood his ground to protect you girls , whatever the danger was . You know that , Carl , do n't you ? '' `` I s ` pose so , '' growled Carl shamefacedly . `` Very well . This is to be your punishment . To-night you 'll sit on Mr. Hezekiah Pollock 's tombstone in the graveyard alone , until twelve o'clock . '' Carl gave a little shudder . The graveyard was not so very far from the old Bailey garden . It would be a trying ordeal , but Carl was anxious to wipe out his disgrace and prove that he was not a coward after all . `` All right , '' he said sturdily . `` But how 'll I know when it is twelve ? '' `` The study windows are open and you 'll hear the clock striking . And mind you that you are not to budge out of that graveyard until the last stroke . As for you girls , you 've got to go without jam at supper for a week . '' Faith and Una looked rather blank . They were inclined to think that even Carl 's comparatively short though sharp agony was lighter punishment than this long drawn-out ordeal . A whole week of soggy bread without the saving grace of jam !
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