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Diamond drew aside, his friends gathering about him. Bruce Browning interested himself in what was passing between Rattleton and Ditson, and it was plain that he was urging them to do something. After a few minutes Harry approached Frank, a troubled look on his face. "It's an outrage!" he indignantly exclaimed. "Ditson insists that it be a degular ruel I mean a regular duel with rapiers.
The train had by this time gone on its way and Harran brought the team up to the siding. "Ah, I was right," said the Governor. "'Magnus Derrick, Los Muertos, Bonneville, from Ditson & Co., Rochester. These are ours, boy." Harran breathed a sigh of relief. "At last," he answered, "and just in time, too. We'll have rain before the week is out.
"Good-night, Gordon." When Frank retired the second time that night it was with a feeling of intense relief, for the perplexing problem as to the identity of the traitor had been settled, and he felt that he had done Gordon a good turn by getting him away from Ditson. And Ditson? Well, he deserved to pass a wretched night, and he did.
A few moments later some one ascended the stairs and there came a knock on the door. "Come in," called Frank. The door opened, and Roll Ditson sauntered in, smoking the inevitable cigarette. "Hello, Merry!" he cried, looking around. "All alone?" "All alone, Ditson," yawned Frank. "It's beastly stupid but I am having a hard pull at my studies." "Better come out with me and get a little air.
If Merriwell was there and he should come out alone or in company with one or two others, he was to be captured. Browning had a plan that should be carried out if the capture was made. Ditson seemed to think he was doing something very smart and cunning in betraying a fellow freshman into the hands of the sophomores. He fancied he was making himself solid with Browning's crowd.
It's stuffy here." "Oh, you'll have to excuse me to-night. I don't believe I'll go out." Ditson urged, but Frank persisted in refusing. Roll stopped near a table and picked up a stick of grease paint. "Hello! what's this?" he exclaimed. "Aren't going into amateur theatricals, are you, Merry?" "Oh, I don't know," smiled Frank. "I may do a turn."
"I saved you from having a cracked head that time, Gordon," he said as he collared Ditson. "And I have found out who the traitor is. I am glad you are not the man. As for this thing" he gave Ditson a shake that caused the fellow's teeth to click together "he has shown to-night that he is a most contemptible cur! I hated to think him as dirty as he has shown himself to be."
"By Jove!" laughed Frank, "this talk about scalps has given me an idea." "Let's have it!" exclaimed several of the boys in unison. "Not now," he said. "Wait till I have perfected it." Roll Ditson strolled in, smoking a cigarette, and said: "Hello, Merry! Hello, fellows! What's up? Council of war?" "Just that," said Dan Dorman. "Merry is perfecting a scheme to put a horse on Browning." "Eh?
Kelley straightened up somewhat, placed one hand on his hip, while the other rested on the table, crossed his legs, and regarded Ditson steadily with a stare that made Roll very nervous. "I might 'a' knowed yer didn't want ter fight him yerself," the professor finally said, and Ditson did not fail to detect the contempt in his face and voice.
"Any others?" "Not likely." "Good! Take a tumble to yourself and skip." Ditson did so. "Now, fellows," hurriedly said Browning, "be ready for a struggle. Remember that Merriwell is a scrapper and he is likely to resist. We must take him completely by surprise. Get back and lay quiet till I give the signal."
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