p," remarked T

ted Phil. "Bu

ned on a crack. Through the aperture came the noise of retreating footsteps, and it was evident to the strained ears of the four chums that someone was going down the hall, to

?" demanded Tom Parson

t until he gets under the hall

or for this floor; I'm sure of that

other--"

e youth who had caused the disturbance. "He came in yesterday, don't you remembe

oduced himself to me after first lecture. Rather fresh, I thou

e must have had a scuffle with Franklin. Well, it's

idle curiosity, as with the light once more switch

and all that, but the kind that thinks he knows it all. That

if he got caugh

e. He's right up to the mark, and if this Shambler thinks he can shuffle off the campus, and come ba

ing m

ave been s

have a ball team or not. I said we probably would, and then he wanted to know what show there was for track athletic

d stand-bys to treat a stranger,

has brass enough to carry him anywhere. He'll get alo

s the last bell, for "lights out" resounded

ur friends. They awoke betimes the next morning, and, as usual hastened to chapel, making the last of their simple toil

lly Cross to the "inseparables," as they paused on the chapel st

with the bob," laughed

virtuous-bo

ar!" expl

ravely. "Vandal, to doubt

hered them into the sacred precincts of the chapel, over the exe

e to Sid, as the four filed out, soon to se

ig chap with

s the

d plenty of bone and m

nt on Tom. "We'll have to b

idence, that, while it might be all right, once you had made friends with him, yet was rather antagonizing at first

nt to be a friendly fashion, and began

fashion at Randall for everybod

," said T

uldn't find anyone from around here to have fun with. I went past your room

no

had with a monitor? Beastly fresh. I made out all right, fooled the pro

wave of his hand, and there was no choice but for Tom to

hat's where I want to get, too, though I'm fond of a good time, and not too much training. I had bully fun

ldly. "Well," he added, "I'm going to l

at pleasure, Shambler linked his arm in that of

e a few pointers. They do things a bit differently at the lectures here than at Harkness, where

bit to indulge in this practice. There were a few other c

en, in coming from the last lecture of the day, he heard footsteps

Boxer Hall. They're coming over this afternoon to call for me. I was wondering whether you a

did not altogether like the fellow. Besides, he did not want to break up the pleasant relations so long

w Sid, Phil and Frank waiting for him, and on their faces he detected a look

aving his hands to some youths who were discernable on the far

t he recognized them as the enemies of himself and h

ll have to excuse

ng?" asked Sham

ou for bringing us together," answered Tom simply, as he swung off and join