The Rover Boys at College; Or, The Right Road and the Wrong

e flagpole is

nder, or you'

round. Some of the students had clung to it during the contest, and the strain had

e hemmed in. Two of the smallest of the freshmen, Billy Dean and Charley Atwoo

gasped one

come down on me!"

many others saw that it would fall directly acro

" yelled Dick. "Hold it

front of the campus. Tom did likewise, and so did Frank Holden, Stanley

n it rested on the boys' hands the top overbalanced the bottom and struck the ground, sending the lower end into the air. As

speak. Then a cheer arose for those who had held the fl

exclaimed Sam, He, like a goo

d come up. "The fellows who held the

said Songbird, "Good for

ty of students, yet the freshmen were jubilant ove

colors this term,"

nd they did. The very next day some of the lads came out with neckties twice the ordi

of the small students thanked Dick and the others for what had been done for them. The broken flagstaff was hauled away by

y at Brill. The Rover boys made many more friends, and because of his work d

to fix Tom Rover," sai

and see what I do-and

ight enough," answered Dud

arp for some of his meanness-and p

proceedings. I'm too t

rr

Sharp called me down

ur

y-I think his best girl. He has it on the mantle in his room. I'm goin

ll you

I got out of Rover

I s

t once, because he and Rove

ches it well-Rover,

ckl

cidentally, they wished to learn if Dora Stanhope and the Laning girls had as yet arrived at Hope S

there came a knock on his door, and

wanted at the office im

or?" as

Sharp," answered the procto

nd in a few minutes presented himself at the office. Preside

st, have you, you you

dare you do such a

rated the president of Brill

spluttered Professor Sharp. "I dec

m, who was much mystifi

you young reprobate!"

arp, I'm neither a rasc

ll me such!" cried Tom

will have you

s again I'll-I'll-knock you down!" And

laimed Doctor Wallingt

subsided. "I'll have n

self like a gentlema

st not call a stu

, sir!" spluttere

ow the truth o

ng about," said Tom. "I haven't comm

g female of perhaps thirty years of age, but now the hair was colored a fiery red, and the end of the nose was of the same hue while in one corner of

outright; he simply couldn't help it. It was just such a joke as he might h

reamed Abner Sharp, and rushing at Tom he caught the youth and shook

use me, sir. I know I hadn't ought to laugh, but it l

of Brill sternly, "aren't you as

at do you

what I

n on the fun-loving Rover's mi

n't

or Sharp. "And now he is willing

it, sir," sai

s the head of the colleg

ever saw that

fairly shouted Abner Sharp. "It is

am not

is your b

e which Tom had picked up in a curiosity shop in New York. The case had his na

get that?" dema

ere I got it.

es

ington?" cried Abner Sharp in triu

anything his face grew a trifle more stern. "T

I defaced th

es

ay I had never seen

p, and the professor carried the key. This box was found on the table, beside some b

swered Tom stoutly. "If I was there, would I be fool enough to leave that box be

nd the box

r-I thought I had lef

el

ase, the case I lost. But it wasn't in the ca

arp. "He is guilty, sir, and he might

cried Tom hotly. "I am not in

proof against Rove

ay be able to pic

r. Rover, you will go to your room and

down to town

ir, if I possibly can. If you are innocent you shall not suffer.

t,

s to attend to. I shall call on you later. But re

ton's word was law, and he knew he would only make matters worse by attempting to arg