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The men are all at odds with their chief." "Strange," murmured the treasurer of the Melliston Company. "When I paused on the porch, before entering, I thought I caught sight of unusual activity down at the water front. Did you notice it, too, Bascomb?" "I noticed nothing of the sort," replied the president stiffly.
"I'm mighty glad to hear you talk that way about it," said Prescott, resting a hand on Reade's shoulder. "Why?" demanded Tom rather bluntly. "Did you think that I could feel any other way about it?" "But Evarts is pretty sure to talk a lot about Bascomb, now," hinted the young army officer. "If he does," sighed Tom, "I don't know that I can think of any way to stop the fellow."
"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.
A night-bird swept past, and answered his shouts with an eerie cry; but the voice of Frank Merriwell did not come up out of the darkness below. "It's no use!" came hoarsely and hopelessly from the lips of Bart Hodge. "Merriwell is a goner! It was most remarkable that Bascomb caught hold of that vine and so escaped."
Now the spectators began to realize that Merriwell was not given to boasting or "showing off," for he had made no pretense to be the champion boxer, and he had allowed them to think Bascomb was more than a match for anybody in the academy.
Then, for all of rules, for all of Professor Rhynas, Frank's friends made the air ring with their wild shouts of applause. Paul Rains was struck with dismay and confusion, which threatened to turn to anger. He saw the crowd gathering round Frank, and congratulating him. Paul was left quite alone. Not even Bascomb approached him, for the big plebe was too dismayed to say anything or do anything.
Now, you know my secret, and I'm in your power!" Tom Reade stared in frank amazement at the trembling man. "Do you mean to insult me, Mr. Bascomb?" demanded the young engineer bluntly. "Insult you? The fates forbid," replied Bascomb with a sickly grin. "Reade, I don't dare offend you in any way."
"Are there any Indians on the island?" asked Stukely. "There may be; I cannot say; but I never saw any," answered Bascomb. "And if there be," he continued, "they are not likely to interfere with us. Such Indians as I have met have ever been very shy of showing themselves to the whites, and always keep out of their way, if they can. That is to say, they do so among the islands.
I can only repeat what I have already said, that this is the direct road to the Inquisition, and the road which the authorities will naturally expect you to take if they have any suspicion as to your destination." "Then in that case," decided Bascomb, "we will take the other one. Forward!"
I've been such a miserable coward all through this affair that now I'd like to go with you. If we run into any trouble I'll try to show you that I'm not all coward." "Come along, Bascomb," agreed the treasurer cordially. "Reade, I give you my word that we won't intentionally follow on your trail." At a nod from Tom, Dick was at his side. The two high school chums started off with brisk steps.
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