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Updated: June 15, 2025
"To be sure they can be held liable," burst out Peleg Snuggers. "But a sign wouldn't have kept the brake from breaking," said Tom. "True, lad, but ye must remember that it was their duty to put the sign up at the beginning of this road, which is on the top of the hill. If the sign had been there we would never have started to come down this way."
"He certainly did," whispered another cadet. "If he doesn't come around what shall we do?" "How did the team happen to run away?" questioned Amos Darrison. "Some fellows from Pornell Academy threw things at us," explained Pepper. "We'll have an account to settle with 'em for this," he added grimly. "Wonder how poor Snuggers made out?"
Ritter could not be found, and it was not until some time later that Peleg Snuggers brought in the information that the cadet had been seen leaving the Hall, dress-suit case in hand, by a side door. "He has run away!" cried George Strong. "If so, perhaps it is just as well," murmured Captain Putnam. "To prosecute him in court would create a terrible scandal!
He ran down to interview the master of the Hall. "Why, yes, you can go to Cedarville at once, if you deem it important," said the captain. "Peleg Snuggers can drive you down." "Thank you, captain," said Dick, and ran to the stables. He found the utility man at work cleaning out a stall, and soon had Snuggers hitching up. Inside of ten minutes Dick was on the way to town.
An hour later Peleg Snuggers started away from Putnam Hall with his prisoner. Aleck looked the picture of misery as he sat on a rear seat, his wrists bound together and one leg tied to the wagon seat with a rope. "Dis am a mistake," he groaned. "I aint guilty nohow!" Some of the boys wished to speak to him, but this was not permitted. Soon the turnout was out of sight.
"Goodness knows, I'll get more than my share between now and Christmas. I mean, how many it the party?" "Five of us, Mr. Sluggrub." "Snuggers, please; Peleg Snuggers an easy name to remember when you get the swing of it, sir." "To be sure, Smullers. Yes, there are exactly five of us," and Tom winked at his companions. "That's all right; the captain said to bring five. Where is the other?"
Then he slipped the key he still held into the lock and turned it. "Now groan, Sam," he whispered. "Pretend to be nearly dead, and ask Peleg to bring Grinder here." Catching the idea, Sam began to moan and groan most dismally, in the midst of which Peleg Snuggers came up. "Poor boy, I reckon as how he's nearly stiff from the cold," murmured Snuggers.
"Don't you remember that trip, and the fun we had with Peleg Snuggers, the wagon man?" and then he burst out singing: "Putnam Hall's the place for me! Tra-la-lee! Tra-la-lee! Putnam Hall's the place for me! The best old school I know!" "You'll have the conductor putting you off, the next thing you know," remarked Sam. "Putting me off? Never!" cried Tom.
"What was that exploded?" "A big firecracker, sir," answered Peleg Snuggers. "And who exploded it?" Before the utility man could answer there came a cry from the parade ground: "Don't peach, Peleg, don't peach!" "Silence, boys!" burst from Josiah Crabtree wrathfully. "Such a disturbance is against the rules of this institution." "We didn't fire the cracker," piped up a tall, slim boy.
"Gone?" came from Snuggers. "Yes, gone. Snuggers did you leave the door unlocked?" "No, sir, I couldn't get the key in the lock. Here it is." And the general utility man produced it. "Ah! here is a key on the inside. What can this mean?" "I don't know, sir. I left him a-groanin' only a few minutes ago." "It is very strange." Jasper Grinder gazed around the empty storeroom.
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