"That's the stuff, Merry, old boy!" Diamond trembled with intense anger.

He tried to speak, but his voice was so hoarse that his words were unintelligible.

A blue line seemed to form around his mouth.
"Merriwell's got him!" Bruce Brown lazily whispered in Tad Horner's ear.
"See him squirm!" Tad was relieved, although he endeavored not to show it; but a satisfied smile crept over his rosy face, and he felt like giving Frank Merriwell the "glad hand." Diamond's anger got the best of him.

He strode forward, looked straight into Frank's eyes, and panted: "I hate you, sir! I could kill you!" And then, before he realized what he was doing, he struck Merriwell a sharp blow on the cheek with his open hand..