Merriwell, Frank (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction; Yale University -- Juvenile fiction
Hill and Frank went into the middle of the room, where there was a
double line of lockers extending nearly its whole length. There were two
windows at the end, one of which was down slightly at the top, the other
was closed.
They looked up at it, and then at each other.
"He hasn't gone out," said Frank, confidently, in a low tone. "Try all
the lockers."
They started down, one on each side, opening first the doors of closets
in which they and their companions had placed their clothes.
Nothing had been disturbed there.
As they went they found nothing but empty lockers, but presently Frank
came to one the door of which he could not open.
The handle was simply a knob, and the door was held fast by a Yale lock.
He looked at it a moment, then, drawing back, gave the door a terrific
kick squarely upon the lock.
The thin wood broke at once, and another kick splintered it from top to
bottom.
At that instant a man dashed out, tried to push Frank aside and make for
the door. Frank recognized him at once as one of the men he had seen
with Higgins at the Hoffman House.
"No, you don't!" he exclaimed hotly, catching the fellow by the arm and
giving him a smashing blow on the side of the head.
Hearing the rumpus, Hill came running around the corner just in time to
meet the two as they were staggering along. He promptly gave the
scoundrel a rattling series of blows that dropped him to the floor half
stunned.
"Come in here," called Frank, and the other students came crowding into
the room.
"Let's kick him to death!" exclaimed one, excitedly.
The students were so angry that they might have put this suggestion into
execution if Frank had not called a halt.
"Find a cord," he said, "and bind this fellow hand and foot; then we'll
notify the committee of arrangements and go on with the tug of war."
A cord was quickly found, and the man was tied so thoroughly that there
was no possibility that he could escape. Then, while Frank and the
others were getting ready for the tug, Hill looked up the committee of
arrangements and explained the situation.
It may be said in passing that the matter aroused a great deal of
indignation on all sides, and that an investigation was made, which
resulted in showing that the man Frank had captured was a common
gambler, and that there were several others who had put up a great deal
of money on Princeton, and then taken every means they possibly could to
bring about Princeton's victory.
He could do this only by disabling Princeton's adversaries. It was found
that attempts had been made to injure both Harvard and Cornell men as
well as those from Yale.
Two or three of the gambler's confederates were found in the hall and
put under arrest, and the next morning they were taken to police court
on a charge of malicious mischief, for which they were severely
punished.
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