The Mystery of Arnold Hall

ernoon, at the close of a meeting of the fo

to the very last minute, and never had his

out of doors as much as possible. Don't do anything exciting, and get to bed early. The

ck Dunn as they strolled out onto the campus. "It's only

per to write f

oadster parked on the drive. "You'll have plenty of time

d, and headed for the country. Jack had never been very chummy with this big blond Soph with the protruding jaw and narrowed eyes which looked at you speculatively,

es out on this road; some fellows I knew in prep school. They're awfully keen on football, and like to be able to say they've met this or that celebrity. Been at me for s

where they were going, he would have managed to evade the trip; but Tut had trapped him, fa

road. Three fellows a little older than the Granard boys came out to greet them. They were husky

"I don't need to tell you boys who this is!" slapping Ja

d each in turn, as he grasped

ious unimportant matters; then Seldon, the olde

"and farther back in the grove there is a strea

ly moved to their side as Jack murm

h Vin," said Tut, "

Jack was able to approve quite honestly, they stopped for a moment at

cool and think it over a bit before you decide. Briefly, it's this: we Huron Prep fellows always hang together, and let nothing stand in the way of pr

over into the stream below; but some more cautious instinct

llow, "naturally, since I've never given a thought to such a qu

Bernard, pulling out a c

ter the game. Yet to accept was definitely out of the question; he'd be just a plain cur to take a bribe. How could he get awa

have to decide?"

ed Seldon, who, leaning against a big

s are," suggested Jack; "I'd like

years, as well as at the Greystone game) than it would be to have to keep him prisoner until after Saturday. Why had the fellows urged Tut's being helped with his course at Granard except so that Huron could have a representative on the big team? Tut had played mighty good

ined the others who were standing at the edge of the grove. "Tut, D

roperty and headed toward Granard. Tut must have turned it around so as to be ready for a quick get-away if necessary. The Holms probably had a car; but it was not in sight. Wh

was saying

ake the money, how would

up sick, and just stay

and he'd find me perfectly O. K. How would it do for me to go to Greystone, just as if

red Tut, looking at Seldon for approv

y better than being sick be

d not be able to stand at all. I could fool anybody who'd never seen me do it before. Let me show you what I mean

ly at the Holms for per

replied Se

tended, Jack cleverly ran about a bit, close enough to the other

ling, as he passed the group for the second t

to warm up. Then like a catapult he hurled himself forward and sprinted to the car. With a bound he was in the driver's

ght would bring him out at Portersville, a suburb of Granard. The road was a winding one, but he made good time and met no oth

n ribbons in their buttonholes-Greystone colors. All this, Jack took in at a glance as he sped onward. The blue car slowed down, turned around, stopped for a moment, then came on with a

viduals who had tumbled out of the car and were coming toward

Jack. "Foolhardy to

ver to the blue car while the third moved the smaller car over onto the shoulder. A blindfold was tied