Frank Merriwell at Yale

State of Connecticut-a scene which must have startled an accidental observer and

sly-painted fellows who seemed to be redskins, while close at hand, bound a

ace seemed apparent. And still the

war bonnet reached quite to the ground. If anything, this fellow was more hideously painted than

grunted. "

rose, and one

chief Fale-in-his-Hoce-I mean

kling stars, and every savage brandished a tomah

as any up-to-date country newspaper reporter would say. You have received

ceton!" cried on

thout noticing the interruption, "I am heap much

ah!" yelled

you will proceed to squat on you

ground, and then the late arrival str

e, why are we assembl

't assemble apart,

nce then. Every time we have held two pairs he has come in with one pair of sixes or a Winchester and raked the pot. He has not given us any kind of a show for our white alley. Whenever we seemed to be getting along fairly

age, "unless we are soaked i

w it will be a bobtail flush. What have we to live for but vengeance on the white man and a little booze now and then? Nothing! Our squaws once were beautiful as the wild flowers of the prairie, but now the prize beauty of o

ave kicked the stuffing out of the bucket and wended our way up the golden stair. But before we cough up the ghost it behooves us to

ar at hand. Shall they be fricasseed, broiled, fried, or made into a potpie? That is the question

ow I have my paleface cooked," said the one indicated as Squint-eyed Sa

ared another warrior; "for I have heard that they boa

-his-Face, "you have hea

e," came sole

yah!" yelle

arked to the egg dropped into the

es were prepared and driven into the ground, one of th

he stakes and a lot of brush was

scared, but Browning kept up a c

e talks heap much. Remove his outer garments,

tripped off till he stood in his under garmen

e an awful hour of reckoning! Merriwel

Face laughed heartil

can't fool me, though you have g

tually touched a match to the various piles of b

flourishing their weapons and whooping as if they were real Indians. Some of their postur

d one of the captives. "This fire is get

ah! Hough! h

the disguised freshmen, and the fi

down a large quantity of smoke. Some of the others r

d Horner. "I believe they

won't think to put out the fires til

ed Parker. "Browning,

f the sophomores. "But I will do something if I

't stand this much longer. The

Parker. "But it seems to keep b

," advised

er. "Who said 'keep cool?'

notice that all the wood about our feet is water soaked, and there's o

great relief, for it had begun to seem that th

ht there came a sudden loud cry, like a signal, an

here to East Rock, having been aroused and told of the c

of their destination, and then he had turned back and told t

'rah! 'rah!" yelled the rescuers

! 'Rah! 'rah! 'rah!" howled

oments there was

w they were outnumbered, and at a signal from the

anything about the water-soaked wood piled about the feet of the ca

We'll never rest till we have squared for this roast, and we will square with inte

the rescuers. "Listen, fellows! By Jove! it seems

ell," cried another. "Come on, fellows! If we

arrived at the place where the team

long the road toward the city could be heard a cheering, singing crowd. As the disguste

, but I am certain to be hanged for murder. After this,

ophs that came filing back into town

y have kept the story quiet, but on the following morning i

phomores, who were sullen and sulky an

me, and they all knew they might not have long to crow,

o was concerned in the affair, save tha

he had slept through the whole affair. He had a way of turning every question off with an

been found by the rescuers, stripped to his underclothes, and tied to a

o have changed in a remarkable manner, and then the st

o knew him best were telling everybod

the beginnin

It began to look as if the sophs had decided that they

till in order to deceive the freshmen into a belief that there was

e freshmen. It was said that he went down to Billy's, a favorite f

a crowd of hangers-on who seemed to regard him as a leader. He wa

ould not touch beer. It did not take him long to discover that this peculiarity caused many of the students

e name in derision afterward came to cal

e would not drink, he treated frequently, paying for anyt

iamond and a large crowd there. Jack had been drinking something strong

d then he knew the fellow was open for anything. The high

ed drinks, Frank taking ginger ale.

were standing on one toe, famous trotters, painted pictures of celebrated fi

ame aware that Diamond was saying som

th some other weapons, though. There is a man in this college who is trying to be a high cock of the walk, but he will never succeed till he shows his right by meeting me face t

at Diamond had been drinking and was utterly reckless, but he whir

to me," he said, coldly and steadily, although h

a whiff of his cigarette, and then del

me I did refer to you. What a

me a coward

tly,

y knuckles on you I would slap your face.

giving Diamond's n

e with wrath. He picked up a glass of champagne as

ds were between them