Frank Merriwell at Yale

halted in the hall, and then th

d reach the door

me

tall, straight, dark-eyed Southerner, wi

iffly, "I have called to see you

to receive them. "Bring your friends

, strong, lazy sophomore, a fellow who was known to be a great hand to plan deviltry which was usually carrie

s, and Frank instantly scented "a job." Believing he had been singled out for the party to

p, his eyes fastened threat

d when I remonstrated with you, you insulted m

check; he appeared a

ed a pair of ten-dollar trousers for me, a

crazy? He started forward, as if to intervene,

sing Frank, "you shall have all the satisfact

loud-voiced youth who wore loud clothe

in an authoritative way. "We want to

and the seconds c

ew aside, his friends gathering about him. Bruce Browning interested himself in what was pa

y approached Frank, a tr

lar ruel-I mean a regular duel with rapiers. He says you gave the challenge, a

. "Accept the proposition and have th

nd he's just the kind of a chap to lose his head and run you through

, old man, you don't want me to show the white fe

t. If you could fight him with your fists I know yo

s roommate squa

n makes," he commanded, and Rattleton felt

rowning said he knew a nice quiet place where the duel could take place without danger of interrupt

's side and he was

I mean sadly disappointed," he whispered. "That fellow doesn'

ed Frank. "He'll fi

ve up in

ikely to mean arrest, disgrace, imprisonment for the whole o

and by his roommate,

. At length they came to an old brick structure, in which not a light was to be seen. Do

or, after which he conducted them along a narrow pass

ong there, and Frank knew the place

ed, and then a l

cted Browning. "I will bring t

d a door that opened i

ds and empty beer bottles. There were chairs and some co

e, and Frank immediat

of feet and the room filled in a twinkling with masked youths, who flung thems

ed and he knocked down four of his assailants befor

y bound, and then he w

ooked around. "You sophs have been trying to corral a gang of us for a week, an

ephisto rig confronted Frank. "You have intruded upon forbidden

all the masks in dee

nal. Once more the

m!" shouted th

stairs and then his feet were kicked from beneath him, and he shot down a steep and slippery incline into the very midst of the shouting demons. He dropped through space and landed-in a vat of ice-cold water. Then he was dragged out, thumped on the head with stuffed clubs, deafen

lips. His teeth were set, and he felt that he had rathe

about till he could scarcely stand, and then, of a sudden

rth the g

imself lying helpless with his neck in the socket of a mock guillotine. Above him was suspended a huge gleaming knife

nerves, but still his teeth were clinch

mock executioner in Frank's ear, "so

oarsely whispered the mock executione

save to wink taunt

a nerve-breaking swish,

Frank's throat and a stream of w

nd for a moment it seemed that the kni

t he quickly saw that the knife had swung asi

s lips, and seemed not the least distur

fancied he recognized as belonging to Brownin

to his feet and assi

on a mask," directed Mephisto. "You must

ask and he put i

l and blow horns. A door opened, and Diamond,

ly, and he was seen to strain and st

ge!" he cried, angrily. "I wa

t the steps to a high platform, and an instant later he found him

e. He dropped sprawling into the vat of icy water. Several han

s!" gurgled the helpless freshman,

all the hustling, and thumping, and banging which Frank Merriw

t dare to haze him, as his father would make it hot for them if they did. T

thing of the past, but Frank saw

h, fresh!" sh

ch!" yelled t

placed on

he fancied he saw his opportunity to

red. "I'll tell you young ruffia

struck him square in the mouth. Some of the water

his feet, and he fell into the wai

ruffians! Gi

et, given a powerful shock of electricity, deafened by the horns, pounded with t

which fresh red ink had been liberally spattered. The blade of the huge knife was dripping

n shivered when his eyes rested on

whispered. "We do not want to kill

knife had cut Merriwell, and then, despite his feeble str

l him, but the knife is out of order and it slipped by accident. We haven't time to fix

ll pay for this!" fe

p wondering if a terrible accident had really happened. If not, where was Merriwe

ell, the ice and warm water were applied, and Diamond could no

er broke from th

ak to stand. He clinched his teeth, vowing over and over

who the leaders in this affair are, an

put through the mill," said Mephist

a moment. Not far away he saw a masked lad whose c

toward this person and snat

d, "and he has helped to haze me! His ca