"He's full of tricks as an egg is full of meat." "By Jawve!" said Willis Paulding, who had managed to keep out of harm's way during the entire affair.

"I think somebody ought to do something to that fellaw--I really do, don't yer know." "Suppose you try to see what you can do with him," grinned Tad Horner.
"You ought to be able to do something." "Aw--really you will hawve to excuse me!" exclaimed Willis in alarm.

"I hawdly think I could match his low cunning, don't yer understand." "Oh, yes, I understand," nodded Horner, significantly.

"It takes a man to go up against Merriwell." "I hope you don't mean to insinuate--" "Oh, no!" interrupted Tad.

"I have said it." "Eh?
I hawdly think I understand, don't yer know." "Think it over," advised the little soph as he turned away.
It is probable that Bruce Browning was more thoroughly disgusted than any of his friends.
"Confound it!" he thought.