The Chums of Scranton High on the Cinder Path

der of his more impulsive chum, "we've got to be careful, or else he'll le

other, as he complied with the directions given by the one w

, if only he can find a window that's been left unfaste

e unknown. Greatly to the surprise of Thad, the party stepped to one side, and seemed to be dragging bac

lank was lying, Hugh?" asked Thad deliriously. "Seems like h

acts as if he felt pretty certain that particu

ded the other sturdily, as

ttles wh

e left that window unlatched on purpose this aft

h, although almost convince

particular trouble. Now he had reached the window, and Thad held his breath in suspense. He sighed as he heard a slight squeaking sound. Eviden

the arm of his comrade, and then following these words with a low excla

stood read

ectric torches, you see, and is using it so

nd there, he's crawling over the sill now, as sure

"Now he's gone further from the window let's be moving along.

or sport had kept them in splendid physical condition, so that their muscles were as firm as those of an athlete in training. To m

and see within the building he apparently found the coast clear; for Thad, coming along just behind

hout making the slightest sound. All was dark around them, but further on they could see that weird shaft of l

t you see, Hugh?" Thad ventured, with

where he's going, in the b

s every foot of ground under this roof. You can see it by the way

seldom a prank played (from stealing fruit from neighboring farmers, to painting old Dobbin, a stray nag accustomed to feeding on the open lots, so that the ordinarily white horse resembled the National flag,

g Tray a bad name and he gets the blame of everything that happens c

uild. You see his light leaves his figure pretty much in the dark; for he's using it prin

shing the distance separating them from the bearer of the electric hand-torch. Thad had evidently

trick like this. And, besides, I happen to know he bought one of those little vest-pocket lights down at

ake out what he's done with his head. Don't you notice he's got it

e's discovered prowling around in here no one can say positively that they recognized him. Leon is

, and we'll creep clo

is sort occurred the other would instantly throw the full glow of his little electric torch in their direction, and, of course, immediately discover their presence. If such a t

in which the boys who meant to take part in the principal events of the great athletic tournament k

as so significant that he could not forbear dragging Hugh down so

's trying to open, H

an accident, and along the lines of a deep design. Doubtless, his active brain started to wrestle with the problem as to why a

veterate enemy, Nick Lang, and ordered carried out by one of the bully's cronies; while Nick himsel

on. Still, some mean natures are small enough to love to give "stabs" that might annoy the recipient; and boys sometimes grow so accusto

se he chose to look upon in the light of enemies was crushed in Nick Lang. He had carried on with a "high horse" too long alre

Disney, if, indeed, the skulker proved to be the party they suspected. Possibly Hugh moved too soon, for it would hav

g radical, skipped off a little to the right. He fancied that should the skulker take the alarm and try to flee, making for

turn it, that he did not appear to notice anything wrong until Hugh was close at his elbow. Then, as Thad slipped around to one side to cove

here, I want to know, tryi

ust, came from his lips. The woollen muffler fell from about his face, and, although he snap

when he mentioned his suspicions concerning the pr