Wallace Hegner, limp, white and crushed, was marched away between the
officers. As he passed Merriwell he lifted his eyes, but they fell
instantly, and his appearance was that of a whipped cur.
Frank’s second blow had been a knockout.
Hegner was held for the Grand Jury, tried and convicted, for
overwhelming evidence against him was obtained. As it seemed to have
been his first offense, he was given a comparatively light sentence.
Frank pitied the fellow at last, for all the heart and life seemed gone
out of him. Never before had Frank struck an enemy such a blow as that.
Burk and Jackson escaped from the Olympic with a portion of their
clothes, and they took care to keep in hiding for a long time after
that.
It was suspected that the judge had been tampered with, but this was
never proved. That several of the Olympic men knew all about the game
was certain, but Jackson and one other were the only ones expelled from
the club.
Before leaving Philadelphia Frank Merriwell and his party attended a
banquet given in their honor by the Fairmount Club. It was a jolly
affair, for young lady guests were present and everything passed off
finely.
There were speeches and toasts, and the mention of Merriwell’s name
always brought a tumultuous burst of applause.
A gay time was had for two days more in Philadelphia, their new-found
friends doing everything possible to make the visit a pleasant one.
From the South came news that Harlow had escaped from jail by striking
down a keeper. But he had been hit in the head with a club later on, and
was now in the hospital.
“He won’t come to trial just yet,” said Frank. “And perhaps it is just
as well.”
“And now for Yale!” cried Jack. “Hurrah for old Eli!”
“So say we all of us!” shouted Harry.
And then a roar went up in which all of their new-found friends joined:
“Hurrah for old Eli! Hurrah for the brave boys of the Yale Combine!”
THE END.
No. 20. of the _Merriwell Series_, entitled “Frank Merriwell’s Return to
Yale,” gives an account of games, sports, and pastimes, work and study,
in all of which Frank shines conspicuously, and retains the admiration
of all his old friends.
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