ter he had been registered, taken up to his room, and had listened to what the Rover bo

s, Songbird," returned Tom. "I'm d

," put in Sam with a g

t I didn't have those in mind when I spoke. Who do you suppose I m

the Lanings," ans

Tad S

claimed the Rove

you sure of it?

n't I talk

ost in that hurricane, when

Sid Merrick, was lost, and so were most of the others. Sobber just go

he act?"

he going?

have any money?"

intensely interested,

cried Songbird, "You put me in mind of

lad named J

g but a qu

questions n

s resting

he would

'd turn and

s uncle he

line please

quote poetry when we are waiting to hear

f Sobber," adde

ssed, and looked as if he had all the money he needed. He wore a brown checkered suit, so evidently he hasn't gone into mourning for

ke Sobber," was

two about the fortune you discovered on Treasure Isle. He said that he was firmly convinced that the

e'll get beaten. Father says the treasure belo

court about it, but he said he wa

rce," said Sam. "That would mean troub

Dick. "He couldn't get hold of it excepting

give him any such

the Stanhopes and the Lanings?" qu

o was standing on a corner, some distance away, beckoned to hi

as the

n't k

to tell, and at last the subject was dropped. Songbird was introduced to Stan

d Stanley were caught in the lower hallway by a number of the sophomores and carri

," said one of the sophomores

Koswell. He had some tar handy, and if the mud was use

purchased it for Koswell and Flockley. The three had at first inten

udd Flockley. He had joined in

hen Max came rushing up to Tom and Dick, who happened t

"Da have got Sam and Stanley and dot friend of yours alre

asked Dick,

then Max cooled down a bit

is room, where in a clothing closet lay the end of the hose he had taken away from the sophomores. With h

m quickly handed around the sections of hose. Other first-year lads procured stic

de and Max on the other. The German-American boy had a big squirtgun

e river front, when the band under Dick, sixteen strong, appeared. The latter came on y

hen whack! whack! whack! down came the rubber clubs a

!" came from t

he squirtgun, and the water took Flockley in the eye, causing him to yell with fright

heir victims, and as soon as they were released Sam, Songbird and the

es could count up but fourteen. The second-year students were hemmed

d several in alarm. "Do

re! I don't want my new

wim!" adde

r him. "Shove 'em in the mud and water, or else mak

r students were gradually forced to the very edge of the river at a point where there was a little water and a good deal o

he necktie rush Monday will be allowed to go free," said Dick l

Flockley. "I'm not going

eathers wet!" cried Jerry Koswell,

, and "Promise!" "Promise

d three managed to escape, among them being Dudd Flockley. The others were forced into the water and mud up to their knees

to pull himself out of the sticky mud. "Just wait, that

ou are hazed yourself,

e term." And then he and Koswell ran off to join Dudd Flockley. The three went to their rooms and

d Flockley. "Do you know what I think? I think he is

arkspur. "And if that's the fact we ou

om Jerry Koswell. He had not forgotten how Tom and Sam had

them a trampish-looking man carrying what looked to be a new dress-suit case

d, "but did any of you

Flockley. Nearly every one in the coll

shes alongside the ro

belong to some of

ed the case around. "Yes, it's Rover's," he

p to the college,

poor chap," he added to the tramp. "He won't be able to reward you, but

tramp. "Want me to carr

id Koswell, and then h

he three watched him di

asked Flockley with interest. He su

d Koswell coolly. "But maybe I can work it in so