What are you going to do with the fellow ?" "I think it would be well to catch him in company with the man in black when they meet to-morrow night." Bart slapped his thigh.
"Just the scheme! But who's going to do the catching ?" "It would be a good plan to have an officer from the village on hand for that job." "Good! You can swear out a warrant for the man for felonious assault, attempted highway robbery, or something of the sort, and have him sent where he won't trouble you again for some little time." "That's what I thought." "It seems the only way to get rid of him, and he is mighty dangerous." "He is desperate." "Yes; he means to have that ring anyway.

I'll find a way to-morrow to draw those lines on paper.

I don't care if that man does say the ring is of no particular value, I know better.

If the lines are taken off, you will stand a show of finding out what they mean." Frank was eager to have an enlarged copy of the lines made, for he felt that he could never be sure that he would not lose the ring, even though the mysterious man in black should be disposed of effectually.
"Snell is determined to get himself into serious trouble," said Frank.
"Oh, money will hire him to do any mean, sneaking thing!" came scornfully from Bart's lips.
"If he is caught with this scoundrel in black to-morrow night, he will be under a cloud here." "He is under a cloud now.

Twenty fellows saw me knock him down, and they'll never give him any rest till he sends me a challenge." "Well, I don't fancy he will send you a challenge." "Then his life will be made wretched while he remains at Fardale Academy." "He has brought it on himself." "Of course.