, Andy."

And they went out together.

CHAPTER XV

DUNK GOES OUT

"Look at that!"

"Why, it's the same stuff!"

"There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two
seventy-five!"

"Oh, the robber! Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he
stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"

"Say, let's rough-house Ikey and that Jap!"

Andy, Dunk, and their three friends were standing in front of a Japanese
store, looking in the window, that held many articles associated with
the Flowery Kingdom. Price tags were on them, and the lads discovered
that they had paid dearly for the ornaments they had so surreptitiously
viewed in the semi-darkness, under the guidance of Ikey Stein.

This was several days after they had purchased their bric-a-brac and
meanwhile they had seen Ikey and Hashmi going about getting other
students into their toils.

"Say, that was a plant, all right!" declared Dunk. "I'm going to make
Ikey shell out."

"And the Jap, too!" added Andy. "We sure were stuck!"

For the articles in the window were identical, in many cases, with those
they had bought, but the prices were much less.

"I thought there was something fishy about it," commented Thad. "Never
again do I buy a pig in a poke!"

"I'll poke Ikey when I catch him," said Bob.

"Here he comes now," spoke Ted, in a low voice. "Don't seem to see him
until he gets close, and then we'll grab him and make him shell out!"

So the five remained looking steadfastly in the window until the
unsuspecting Ikey came close. Then Andy and Dunk made a quick leap and
caught him.

"What--what is it?" asked the surprised student.

"We merely want your advice on the purchase of some more art objects,"
said Andy, grimly. "You're such an expert, you know."

"Some other time--some other time! I'm due at a lecture now!" pleaded
Ikey, squirming to get away.

"The lecture can wait," said Dunk. "Look at that vawse for the holding
of the rose petals from your loved one. See it there--now would you
advise me to buy it? It's much cheaper than the one you and your
beloved Hashmi stuck me with."

Ikey looked at the faces of his captors. He saw only stern, unrelenting
glares, and realized that his game had been discovered.

"I--er--I----" he stammered.

"Come, what's your advice?" demanded Dunk. "Did I pay too much?"

"I--er--perhaps you did," admitted Ikey, slowly.

"Then fork over the balance."

"And what about my crac