Beneath his breath he muttered: "Merriwell, Merriwell--I do not know the name." Then, dropping his hand, he said: "I will make you one more offer for the ring.

I will give you fifty dollars for it.

See--here is the money.

Don't be foolish--take it! You will never receive another such offer." He had pulled out some bills, from which he quickly selected a fifty-dollar bank-note, which he tendered to Frank.
The boy drew away.
"You are wasting your time in offering me money for the ring.

I am in earnest in declining to sell it.