You might arouse suspicion if you did.

Close to the wall there lies a long stick of timber." "Well ?" "We'll use it." "How ?" "As a battering-ram." "To batter down the gate?
Why, how are we to get to the gate ?" "The timber will take us there, and it will open the gate.

When I give the word we will rush for it, pick it up, and sail right into the sophs.
I'll bet anything they get out of the way when they see us coming with that.

It will take them by surprise." "'Rah! 'rah! 'rah!" yelled several of the enthusiastic freshmen.
The sophomores yelled back at them in derision.
"They think we are beaten now," said Diamond, whose face had lighted up somewhat as he listened to Merriwell's plan.

"If we only can get the best of them that way!" "We can and we will," assured Frank.