we up ag

e fellows

going to

they found themselves confronted by the eight masked figures on the lon

of the crowd, and stepping forwar

aning of this?"

consider yourself prison

sone

es

ou?" queri

out. Step down out of that c

on't step out

n't, you'l

They must be Pornell students.

" was the answer, i

are you going

wled Roy Bock, for it was really he who

nd two others pulled away the reins. There was no help for it, and

id Jack, in a steady voice. "Don't you know w

the masked students.

aps w

Grimes, and Gussi

of the Pornell boys. "You are

ter trick!" whispere

of it," returned Jack. "He is mad beca

ide. Here a camp-fire was burning, and they were forced to k

olemn promise," said one

ise?" dema

ght to visit Po

thoug

promise not to

promise,"

" added

came from Andy. "Why

promise?" a

unison from ou

d rather s

intend t

wled one of the masked students. "They'll sing another

oing to duck

our int

a mean

omising to steer clear of Po

we are invi

ad a previou

do it,"

me from Jac

lake wit

ugh the woods, to a point where there was a small cove of the lak

ds and feet and then duck

to his friends. "When I give the

t," they

u fellows something. We have friends, and some day we'll get square. The people-Gracious

udents looked in that direction. Then Jack gave Pepper and Andy the sig

are

to look away!" roared Roy

body!" cried Andy. They had no firearms, b

questioned one of the masked boy

answered Grim

want to

then the crowd went after Jac

of their time. They leaped over the rocks and small brush-wood, and presentl

he stumbled over something. "Bicycles,

o this spot on their w

ouple of the wheels along! Then

hoisted two of the bicycles into the buggy.

e from behi

ame in alarm, a moment later. "T

back our

If you want them, come to Putna

oy Bock, whose wheel had been take

returned Grimes, whose w

he buggy. But the road to Putnam Hall was much rougher than tha

," said Gussic. "They

m Hall for my wheel," said Grimes

d Bock. "But what are y

e Ford girls of this, and t

l punch somebody's he

en up the pursuit, those in the buggy slackened their

that time," laughed Jack. "I don't th

ll they placed the bicycles

hem machines?" demanded

ornell boys. We picked 'em up

ou got into a scrap,"

get the worst of it,

n the boys at Putnam Hall knows

eir wheels. Two days passed, and then a hired man from the Academy appeared

cles per bearer, and we wil

r, after Jack had read the note a

wheels. It wouldn't b

note in return,

r, and without delay he

beware and keep

tee of

was sent with the bicycles; and that was the last see