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"Thin, if he wanted to git you into throuble, he was after being a fellow who had a grudge against ye?" "That must be it," put in Captain Putnam. "Do ye know of any such persons?" "Yes, there are a number of such persons," answered Dick. And he mentioned Dan Baxter, Flapp, Rockley, and a number of others who in the past had proved to be his enemies.
This ended the examination of Link Smith, and as soon as it was over the remainder of the cadets who had been on guard duty the night before were likewise told they might go. "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam. "What a rascal he is getting to be! Almost as bad as Dan Baxter."
"Some of them may be coming back, you know." "Yes, let us put off at once. This mist that is coming up will help us to get away." Leaving the stateroom they were in, they went out on deck and began to untie the houseboat. While they were doing so they heard the sounds of two horses approaching. "Somebody is coming," said Flapp, and an instant later Dora and Nellie came into view.
"They didn't get the chance to rob us," put in Tom, and then the Rovers managed to change the subject. The Stanhopes and the Lanings did not dream that Dan Baxter and Lew Flapp had caused the trouble. Perhaps, in the light of later events, it would have been better had they been told the truth.
Lew Flapp was taken back to New York State, to stand trial for the robbery of Aaron Fairchild's shop, but through the influence of his family and some rich friends he was let out on bail. When the time for his trial arrived he was missing. "He is going to be as bad as Dan Baxter some day," said Sam. "Perhaps; but he is more of a coward than Baxter," answered Dick.
But Sam was on his mettle and now bounded ahead faster than ever, leaving Flapp and Pigley several yards in the rear. "Confound him," thought Lew Flapp. "He'll win sure, unless Franell does as he agreed good!" Flapp almost shouted the word, as he saw Sam run into Franell with a crash and go down. The other boy had crossed the running path and gotten directly into Sam's way.
"This contest must make Flapp feel sick," whispered Powell to Dick, while the students were taking it easy on the parade ground. "Well, he brought it on himself," was the brief reply. "I'll wager he tries to square up with us, especially if he thinks we told on him." A bugle sounded, calling the cadets together, and once more Captain Putnam read the result: "Whole number of votes cast, 576.
You can retire, and this evening during off time I want you to write one hundred times, the proverb beginning, 'Blessed are the peace-makers." "Yes, sir," said Tom humbly. He was glad to escape thus easily, for he knew that the captain was very strict concerning fighting. A little later the others were sent off, leaving Lew Flapp alone with Captain Putnam.
Probably they knew of his shortcomings, and thought a few terms at Putnam Hall would do him good. Lew Flapp was much pleased over the fact that he headed the list of those who had passed, and nobody could blame him for this. But he immediately made himself more obnoxious than ever by going around among the cadets and declaring that he was the only one to be elected to the office of major.
"Flapp," said the owner of the school, with a hardness that made the big boy's heart sink into his shoes. "I hardly know what to say to you. Your former conduct was mean enough, and this appears to be on a level with it. With such a heavy boat chain you might have injured Moss very seriously. Do you want me to give you another chance or not?"
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