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"It was that Dick Rover who led the attack," said Dudd Flockley. "Do you know what I think? I think he is going to try to make himself leader of the freshies." "Just what I thought, too," answered Larkspur. "And if that's the fact we ought to do all we can to pull him down." "Tom Rover is the fellow I am going to get after," came from Jerry Koswell.
"Nothing. I thought I'd write a few verses, that's all. Thought you were going to town with Sam and Dick?" "Can't." And once again Tom had to tell his story. He had not yet finished when Songbird gave an exclamation. "It fits in!" he cried. "Fits in? What?" asked Tom. "What I heard a while ago." "What did you hear?" "Heard Flockley, Koswell and Larkspur talking together.
He begged the good doctor to forgive him, and said he would be willing to do anything in order to remain at Brill. "My father will never forgive me if I am dismissed," he said in a broken voice. "But supposing I had dismissed the Rovers and Stanley Browne?" asked the doctor severely. "Yes, yes, I know, sir!" wailed Flockley. "But, oh, sir, don't send me away!
"That Frank Holden is all right," he said, "but Flockley and Koswell are very overbearing and dictatorial. I caught them ordering one of the freshmen around like a servant. If they had spoken that way to me I'd have knocked them down." And the eyes of the Southern lad flashed darkly. "Where do you room?" asked Dick.
"Didn't do it because you were freshmen?" asked another lad. "Not at all. We were total strangers when the thing occurred." "Yes, but " came from another sophomore. "Sorry I can't explain. Flockley and Koswell can if they wish. But I advise them to keep a certain party's name out of the story," added Dick significantly. He felt bound to protect Minnie Sanderson as much as possible.
The latter was nearest to them, and Koswell eyed him with sudden suspicion. "What are you doing here?" he demanded, while Max and his friend were wrestling in a good-natured way in the bushes. "Oh, I've been listening to some interesting information," answered Songbird. "Playing the eavesdropper, eh?" came from Flockley with a sneer.
"Last night's affair will make Flockley and Koswell more sour than ever, and Larkspur is evidently their tool, and willing to do anything they wish done." After chapel the Rovers were assigned to their various classes and given their text-books. It was announced that no regular classes would be called until the following Monday morning.
The three had at first intended to smear the beds of the Rovers with it, but had gotten no chance. "Give them a good dose!" said Dudd Flockley. He had joined in the blanket-tossing with vigor. Sam, Songbird and Stanley were being led to the river when Max came rushing up to Tom and Dick, who happened to be in the library, looking over some works of travel.
"And I'll remember it too and square up," added Koswell. "We'll make Brill too hot to hold you," snapped Flockley, and then he turned into the gateway leading to the campus and his crony followed. "Dick, we have made two enemies, that's sure," remarked Sam to his brother as they watched Flockley and Koswell depart. "It couldn't be helped if we have, Sam," was the reply.
I met Miss Stanhope and her cousins." "You did?" And now Dick was willing to listen. "Where?" "At one of the stores. They were doing some buying, in company with those chaps you don't like." "The chaps I don't like! You don't mean " Dick paused in wonder. "I mean that Flockley chap and his chums, Koswell and Larkspur."
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