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At Bascomb's word to "Have at 'em" the half nearest the street faced quickly about, and the whole party fitted arrows to their bows, drew them to the head, and let fly, half of the arrows winging their way to rake the narrow street, while the other half whistled into the ranks of the soldiers in the square, who had just put spurs to their horses.
The interpreter did so; and as he proceeded the varied emotions of indignation, horror, and fear that were evoked by Bascomb's plain speaking were easily enough discernible upon the countenances of his audience.
"What will you do in that case, Bascomb?" quietly asked Frank, as he stepped lightly and quickly into the tent, and confronted the big cadet, who was towering over Fred Davis in a threatening attitude. Bascomb recoiled, with a muttered exclamation of dismay. "Merriwell !" Bascomb's face showed he was little pleased by the appearance of Frank. "I believe you were about to tell Mr.
"You may not want to box, but you can down Frank Merriwell just the same," declared the big plebe. A moment of silence followed Bascomb's distinctly-spoken words, and the eyes of nearly every one were turned on Merriwell, to whose face the hot color slowly mounted. "What's the matter with you, Bascomb?" he finally asked. "What do you want to draw me into this affair for?
"He is going to try to drown himself!" cried Frank. Then an accident happened to Merriwell. He tripped in some underbrush, and fell heavily to the ground. When he got upon his feet, he saw Bascomb leap from quite a high bank into a deep part of the river. Fred Davis was not far from Bascomb's heels, and he was stripping off his coat when the big fellow plunged into the water.
Davis. Don't forget you are to receive instructions in making beds after you answer to your name at tattoo." "No, sir, I will not forget," said the little plebe, and, making a salute, he hurried away, glad to escape from Bascomb's clutches. Frank stood looking straight at his big classmate, who made a pretense of disregarding him.
"Then -then -y-y-you heard all of my talk with Evarts?" "Yes, sir." Bascomb's teeth began to chatter so that he was forced to steady his jaws. Tom and Dick looked aside, pitying the man for his evident anguish of mind. At last the president steadied himself enough to speak. "Reade, I know I haven't been a very good friend of yours, and I even tried to work you out of this contract altogether.
The fellow with the towel about his head pulled enough of it away from his mouth to reply: "Hello, Bart! I am soaking the red pepper out of my eyes, and incidentally bathing my bruises at the same time. I couldn't see to guard for all of Bascomb's blows." Hodge reeled backward, and came near collapsing. He caught hold of the tent pole at the front, and clung to it for support.
"You shall be hanged!" wildly cried Fred, shaking his clinched hands in Bascomb's face. "I will testify against you! You shall be arrested and hanged!" "Take him away, somebody!" muttered Bascomb, hoarsely. "Touch me if you dare!" defied Davis, who seemed quite beside himself. "I have been a coward long enough, and I am not afraid of you all now!
But I am going to put a question to you, and see if you will refuse to answer me. What do you know about it?" "I know enough to mind my own business." Frank laughed softly, and it was Bascomb's turn to flush angrily. "You are very cool about it," grated the bully, reaching out and picking up a glass of water. "Perhaps this will make you still cooler."
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