Say, I can tell you a trick." "'Sh! Don't speak too loud; Dunnerwust and Mulloy are a little distance behind, and they're both particular friends to Merriwell." So Reynolds lowered his voice, and talked rapidly to Bascomb in a low tone.

The bully listened eagerly, finally slapping his thigh and crying: "That's the scheme! That will do it!" "Shall I see him, and make arrangements for tonight ?" "Yes; but wait till the last minute--take him after supper." "All right.

It's settled then ?" "All settled; and Merriwell will have a dandy pair of eyes on him to-morrow!" Dunnerwust and Mulloy had been watching Bascomb and Reynolds.
"Vot you pelief dose shneaks vos down to, ain'd id ?" asked the Dutch boy.
"Well, Handy, me b'y," replied Barney, "it's me proivate opinion, which Oi don't moind publicly ixprissing, thot they're plannin' mischief." "Yaw, I pets me your boots you vos righd.

Dey don'd haf their headts togeder near vor nottings, py shimminy!" "Oi'd loike to take th' spalpanes by th' ears an' rap their hids togither wance," declared the Irish lad.

"Oi'd make thim see stars." At this moment Bascomb clapped his thigh and cried: "That's the scheme! That will do it!" "Uf dot don'd mean somedings, Parney, you vos a liar!" exclaimed Hans.
"Av course it do." "I pelief me dot means drouble vor Frankie." "Oi wouldn't wonder, Handy." "You und me hat pesser dell him to keep his vedder eye vide open tight, ain'd id ?" "Thot's pwhat we will, me b'y.