ed to find his missing dress-suit cas

t here?" he cried as he

sked Sam, who wa

t the case in. "Somebody must have found

was," said Sam. "Are

aced the suit case on a cha

!" he murmured. "I th

ntents were much jumbled, but he had expected this from t

g over the clothing and other things. "Somehow, I thoug

know what

wanted to go fishing, and so I got through as

knew what suit of clothing he had on or what sort of a necktie. The only times he really fixe

on, and the Rovers went with them. Dudd Flockley and his cronies took a walk up the riv

o about the dress-sui

a sharp look

w," was the answer, and

r before I would give it to such a

old boy," answered Jer

do

um

se, but I didn't say I re

demanded Flockley. "If you'v

to make certain that

ag-some things that had Tom Rover

going to-" we

'em some day, whe

lockley. "I'll

Larkspur. "If we work

a peck of

had to get down to the "grind," as Sam expressed it. But the boys had had a lo

he way Dick expressed himself. "If you don't learn you are bound to be

ing to do when you get

o

go into busine

in Sam. "He and Dora will live in an ivy-c

thrown by Dick caught him full

o," said Dick. "And you and Nellie will likely have

beet. "Say, call it off," he added. "Do you

ch," answered Sam. "To

ck. "Remember, the juniors come

reatest ever! I'm going to patent it!" And h

at that moment, followed by some others. "

get the best of the second and third-year fellows during the necktie rus

and then, as the others caught t

Sam. "I'll sew mine

, if that will do a

rom Songbird, and he

s and the jun

m the freshi

y will

fight them

m right plum

y, but will you all s

ur

o do so, too," added anoth

and was kept from all bu

their minds on their lessons that afternoon. One boy, Max Spangler,

ent in navigation di

answered Max

ed the instructor

kties," stammered the

n stea

he contest talked matters over, and as far as possible laid out a plan of action. It was decided that the largest and heaviest of the seco

e of the sophomores, "and it doesn't matter who we get them from. A

s fast to their collars, shirts, and even their undershirts. Then Dick, who had, u

e little fellows and lightweights get in the center. The heavy fe

es

a good

woe be to him who tries to get my tie! His b

"and let our watchword

coolly, and I'm certain that when the time is

d out the hour Dick led the freshmen forward. They came out of a side door in a body and f

s, and they stood around as if inspecting the buildings and the scenery.

y, and this cry was quickly taken up by all th

lden, who was the sophomore leader in the attack

lagstaff. Each wore a necktie of the college colors and i

ond and third-year lads. "Tear 'e

yal was started. Down went four boys on the campus, rolling over and over.

en, and the two wrestled with might and main. Frank was big and strong, but Dick managed to hold

is back. Mad with sudden rage, Flockley scrambled up and let out a savage kick f

" crie

t." Kicking and punching were prohibited by the rules. All the boys could do was to wre

truggle much longer. Dick, Tom and Sam managed to keep their neckties, although Sam's was torn loose by two sophomores who held him as in

rank Holden. "We h

allying answer. "Don't let 'e

admitted that one side was about as much to blame for this as the other. Three additional neckties were captured, making four

e!" sang out one studen

Rip 'em

yelled Dick. "Hold '

ie was taken-the collar and collar band coming with it.

up!" was

rom a score of fresh

ed several small youths i

irection. The pole, old and decayed, was falling. It