a clasp such as they never had
felt before. They looked into each other's eyes, and there was much
meaning in the glance.

"Andy--Andy--can you--forgive me?"

"Of course, Dunk; I understand."

"All right, old man. That is the last time. Never again! Never again!"

And Dunk meant it.

CHAPTER XXIV

LINK'S VISIT

Busy days followed. After the football game, the quarrel of Dunk and
Andy, and their reconciliation, brought about so effectively by Ikey
Stein, little of moment happened except the varsity football games,
which Andy followed with devoted interest, hoping that by the next term
he would be chosen for a place on the team.

The students settled down to hard work, with the closing of the outdoor
sporting season, and there were days of hard study. Yale is no place for
weak students, and Andy soon found that he must "toe the mark" in more
senses than one. He had to give his days and some of his nights to
"grinding."

For some time Andy did not understand how Ikey had brought about the
meeting of Dunk and himself--at least, he did not know how the
peacemaker had induced Dunk to go to the park. But one day the latter
explained.

Following the dramatic scene in Burke's, Dunk had gone out. Not wishing
to face Andy he had stayed at a hotel all night. In the morning, while
he was remorseful and nearly ill, Ikey, the faithful, had sought him
out, having in some way heard of the quarrel. Ikey was not given to
frequenting Burke's, but he had his own way of ferreting out news.

To Dunk he had gone, then, and had told much the same story he had
related to Andy, giving it a different twist. And he had so worked on
Dunk's feelings, picturing how terribly Andy must feel, that finally
Dunk had consented to go to the park.

"Well, I'm glad I did, old man!" said Dunk, clapping Andy on the back.

"And so am I. I'm only wondering whether Ikey faked that 'sob story' or
not."

"What of it? It certainly did the business, all right."

"It sure did."

Dunk and Andy were better friends than ever, and, to the relief of Andy,
Mortimer and his crowd ceased coming to the room in Wright Hall, and
taking Dunk off with them.

Occasionally Andy's chum would go off with a rather "sporty" crowd, and
sometimes Andy went also. But Dunk held himself well in hand, for which
Andy was very glad.

"It's all your doing, old man!" said Dunk, gratefully.

"Nonsense!" exclaimed Andy, but his heart glowed nevertheless.

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