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You, Koswell, Flockley and Larkspur, ought to be ashamed of yourselves. I never dreamed any students of Brill could be so bad. I shall report to Doctor Wallington without delay." Charter had been as good as his word, and had been closeted with the head of the college for an hour. The girls went back with Tom, Dick and Sam, and also had an interview with the president.
"I don't want to get these patent leathers wet!" cried Jerry Koswell, who had on a new pair of shiny shoes. "Then promise!" cried Sam, and "Promise!" "Promise!" came from many others. Without delay several of the sophomores promised, and they were allowed to depart. Then the others began to show fight, and three managed to escape, among them being Dudd Flockley.
"Were Miss Stanhope and the Misses Laning with those fellows?" demanded the elder Rover. "They seemed to be. They were buying fruit and candy, and I think Flockley treated to hot chocolate. The girls seemed glad enough to see me, but I ah didn't want to ah break in, you know, so I came away." "Where did they go after having the chocolate and candy?" "I don't know. I didn't see them after that."
On the following day they had another interview with the head of the college and spoke of Flockley. "Well, if you desire it, he can remain," said Doctor Wallington. "As for Koswell and Larkspur, I doubt if they wish to return, since they have not yet shown themselves. You can prosecute them if you wish." "No, we don't want to do that," said Dick.
They have some lessons to make up to-day," answered Dick, and this was true; otherwise the Rovers might not have been so willing to spend their time at the haunted house. No sooner had the Rovers and their two friends driven away from Brill than an automobile dashed up on the side road, and Flockley, Koswell and Larkspur climbed in.
Some of the boys attended one or another of the churches in Ashton, and the Rovers went with them. Dudd Flockley and his cronies took a walk up the river, and reaching a warm, sunny spot, threw themselves down to smoke cigarettes and talk. "Well, what did you do about the dress-suit case, Jerry?" asked Flockley with a sharp look at his crony.
Flockley made some bad errors during the first game played, and was lectured so severely that he left the team in disgust, and Songbird Powell was put in his place. Then the team won three games straight, which pleased all the students of Brill greatly. Minnie Sanderson was at two of the games, and she applauded Songbird heartily. The two were certainly warm friends.
"Look here, do you accuse me of stealing your letters?" demanded Flockley, rising as if in anger. "No; but we want to know where they are," answered Tom. "I told you what I did with them. I wouldn't have touched the letters, only Filbury asked me to do the favor. If they are not on the table maybe the wind swept them to the floor. Did you look?" "No." "Then you had better."
"Want me to carry it up to the buildings?" "No, I'll do that," said Koswell, and then he winked at his cronies. The tramp went on and the three watched him disappear in the distance. "What did you do that for, Jerry?" asked Flockley with interest. He surmised that something new was afoot. "Oh, I did it for the fun of the thing," answered Koswell coolly.
"Flockley, what did you do with those letters you got from Filbury for us?" demanded Dick, striding into the room. "Letters?" asked the dude carelessly. "Oh, I put them on the table in Tom and Sam's room." "When?" "This morning." "They weren't there after dinner," said Sam. "Nor after supper, either," added Tom.
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