on

u sure you put it

answer. "I put it on t

jounced out somew

Dick, catching a

op of ours, and I suppose coming ov

eh?" came from Mr. Sander

am pos

better go back at o

with you,

and the farmer re?ntered the carriage and drove off.

ts?" he ask

repli

step t

er and were then introduced by an under teacher to Dr. Wallington, a gray-haired man of si

our father and I were old school chums. I hope you li

t at once that the doctor would prove their friend so long as they conducted themselves

re placed in charge of the house master, who said he would show them to t

But that will be impossible, since our rooms accommodate but two students each. We h

sked Dick with interest. He did

but day before yesterday we received a new application and the applicant said he d

pplicant?" ask

d he was an old school

treasure hunt with you

e broke out in a smile. "Oh, that's

ng man Songbird?" que

t's his n

must be a

least verses that he calls poe

were coming," put in Sam. "Think of having Hans

lege yet, Sam. But ther

hopef

s bright, clean and cheerful, with big windows looking to the southward. Each contained two clothes closets, two beds, two bookshelves, a bureau, a reading t

aid the house master. "And the trunk room is t

," answe

the man has already brought up your suit cases. I hope your

Powell comin

, so he te

m their suit cases in the closets and in the bureaus. Then they walked down to one of the lavatories and

se," said Sam, with a trace of a sigh. "I know I f

s brother. "Say, but I'm glad Songbird is coming," he added. "I don't

heartily. "And his poetry

and some of the faculty. To the east of the main building was a long, one-story structure, containing a library and a laboratory, and to the west the three-story dormitory the lads had just left. Somewhat to the rear was another dorm

nd no mistake," observed

athletic field beyond

s baseball and

the highway to watch for the coming of Tom. Hardly had they reached the road when they saw

spered Sam. "Won't they be

ng, let me do the talking." And thus speaking, Dick sat down on

loser, and of a sudden

rt and pulled his cron

ise stared at

y, coming closer and scowlin

answered D

esh

es

as much of a sneer as po

get here?"

Sanderson place," ans

fresh lot, aren't you?" he went on, glarin

usiness," answe

face took on a look of cunning. "Freshmen, eh? Then you don't know

ys, these are freshmen, and on the fe

nce!" answered another boy of t

l him off. Sam drew in his foot and then sent it forth so suddenly that

"Show them how they must b

that all the sophomores paused. "Is this an affair between Flockley and

l anything against you two?" dem

of knocking them both down a few hours ago. As i

e you were freshmen?

total strangers whe

ame from anot

se them to keep a certain party's name out of the story," added Dick sign

ley. "They are freshies and ought to be bounced

nd hammer 'em!" a

o had just come up. He had light curly hair,

one fence, Holden," sai

allow that

the leader of the so

re they please until twelve o'clock midnight. After that"-he turned to Dick and Sam-"well, your

to-morrow," cried another student. "I beg your

hing before I was kicked off the earth!" growled t

Sam pleasantly, and this caused some

ne down. "Only-well, if I catch you on the f

ng to these freshies?"

relish the turn

l to-morrow," answered

g a freshie toe the mark

added Jer

ader. "You've got to give a freshman time to get his feet planted on t

lder Rover. "We'll be ready for the

nd the majority of the second-year fellows fo

," said Flockley. "W

d, my name is Dick Rover a

e other fellow?

rothe

Flockley. "All right, I'll remember that, and I'll r

it too and square

d Flockley, and then he turned into the gatewa