The most trying experience he had in this line was when the seniors arranged matters with several young ladies who were acquaintances of Frank's, so that they should meet him one after another, speak to him, and try to engage him in conversation. On each of these occasions a senior member of the order happened to be near, and Frank was compelled to put his hand to his lips and shake his head at every pretty girl who spoke to him. Some of the girls understood the situation, and others were mystified. The result was, therefore, that as every one of them appeared to be indignant and offended, Frank accumulated a lot of trouble which it took him several calls later to overcome in the way of making apologies and explanations. He never complained, however, and at last the final night of the initiation arrived. Up to this time not one of the neophytes had been near the society's rooms. These were known to be on the top floor of a high building not far from the college. No student not a member was ever admitted to them, and what there was there was one of the mysteries of the society. On this evening Frank and the other neophytes were again blindfolded and dressed in long gowns that had hoods attached to them. The hood was pulled over the neophyte's face. His hands were then bound behind his back, and half a dozen mentors accompanied him on his trip. On this occasion each of the mentors had a long horsewhip. They walked at some distance from him and guided him in the way he should go by touching his face on either side with the end of the whip; when Frank felt the lash brush his right cheek he turned to the right, and _vice versa_. The mentors, as before, left him alone sometimes for half an hour at a stretch. On each of these occasions he had no idea where he was or what was being done. As a matter of fact, warned by their previous experience, the mentors kept within sight, but no effort was made to do Frank an injury. The object of the long waits was to try the neophyte's nerves as much as possible, so that he should be in proper condition for the final test. The most trying of these consisted of the jumping from the bridge. After having been driven this way and that until his head was completely turned, Frank knew that he was approaching the railroad tracks, for he heard the sounds of passing engines. Presently two of the members stepped beside him in order to prevent him from stumbling, for he was now upon the sleepers themselves. They walked beside him thus for some distance until at length the neophyte knew that he was on a bridge; he remembered the place then, or thought he did. Several railroads that pass through New Haven enter the street by crossing the Quinnepiac River on a drawbridge. Frank was certain that he was on this bridge, and for that matter his guess was a correct one.