, and in the dim light Dick recognized the face of a youth named Bart Larkspur, a sophomore who did not bear a very good reputation. Larkspur w

hove to what was beyond. This was a short step-ladder upon which Larkspur and several others were stan

ile the sophomores were endeavoring to get up, he caught the squirm

that!" yell

n the sophomore's face. Larkspur spluttered and shied and then plunged to one side into a

and directed the stream on Flockley. It hit the dudish s

ng to dodge the water. "Larkspur, grab the hose! Knoc

well, who was in the crowd. "Don't you know better tha

at serve to keep your temperature down?" And now he turned the hose on Koswell, hitting the fellow d

Flockley, but even as he spoke he took

growled the youth he

ou want the proctor down on us? And turn that water off before you ru

, one of the sophomores started for the lavatory where the hose had been attached to a water faucet. But while the water

water had ceased to run. "Bind and gag 'em, and take

spered Dick. "Hurry up,

n the hallway, and into the room he darted with the piece in his hands. Then Sam and Dick closed the door, locked it, and shoved a bed

break in," said Dick grimly, "and I

," remarked Sam, survey

ith a grin. "Let us put on our coats so we don't catch cold. No u

Dick with a smile. "I'll wager those

" quoted the fun-loving Rover. "What's the good of l

n came a light knock on the door. Dick held his

em," whispered t

ou fellows," came in low

" asked Dick

Larkspur, I want to

is it?" de

ou'll come out and take your medicine like men, all right

-Frank Holden

to do with it?"

the leader o

udd Flockley

sent you, eh?

ou want to

mind his own business,

nts us we'll come,

ny of the other f

you," growled Larkspur, and then the Rove

ley-Koswell crowd," was Dick's comment. "Maybe

table and opened the door. By the dim light in the hallway they saw that the place was d

up for to-night," said Dick,

ry near the window, which they left wide open. Then they locked the door and went into Dick's room, which ha

Southern lad with a chuckle.

Tom. "They didn't t

se they will lat

," came from Max. "I got this," a

it?" as

em look like marble statues already." And the Ge

in the morning, but a good wash in cold water brightened them greatly. While getting ready for breakfa

ay matters turned out

kly, while as they passed, Larkspur put out his foot to trip Sam up. But Sam was on guard, and instead

that for?" he d

gest Rover coldly, and passed on to his seat. When he looked back, Larkspur,

"Last night's affair will make Flockley and Koswell more sour than ever, and

s and given their text-books. It was announced that no regula

of time to study our f

ege layout and the rest of the students," added Tom. "D

so boyish as Putnam Hall was-some of the seniors are young

feel like a two-year-old colt!" And to pro

day, Friday, and Saturday. The college coach was to bring in some of the boys abo

at chap for manufacturing what he calls poetry, but he isn't one

turns on the bars and tried the wooden horses. While they did this Dic

boy. "Every fellow is to wear the college color

colors, and the sophomores, and perhaps the juniors, would do their best to get the neckties away from them. If more than ha

direction. The college coach swung into sight in a cloud of dust. It was fairly overflowing with boys and youn

enthusiastically. He wanted to see t

osited their loads at the main building steps and on t

, he caught John Powell by the hand, shook it

to ear. "Hello, Dick! Hello, Tom! Say, did I surp

id I was going to have a stranger for a r

because I wanted to s

posed some verses a

e'll introduce you to the fellows, and then we'll listen to you

things that will surpr

was led away by t