get it," returned Andy, with another blush. "I'm tired of being a
hero."

"Oh, I heard about that," said Miss Jordan. "There was something in the
papers about it. She's real pretty, isn't she?" and again she looked
queerly at Andy.

"Oh, yes," he admitted, taking warning now. "Say, tell me, shall we go
over that cross road?"

"To change the subject," observed Miss Martin, with a little laugh, and
a sidewise glance at Andy.

He was beginning to find that jealousy was not alone confined to Dunk.

The ride came to an end at last and Andy wondered just how he stood with
Dunk and the girls.

"Hang it all!" he mused, "I seem to get in Dutch all along the line."

The girls left New Haven, having been given a little farewell supper by
Dunk and Andy. The two boys had hard work to resist the many
self-invited guests among their chums.

Several days later there came some letters to Dunk and Andy. One, to the
latter, was from Miss Fuller, the actress, telling Andy that she
expected to be in New Haven again, and asking Andy to call on her.

"You are going it!" said Dunk, when Andy told of this missive, and also
mentioned receiving one from Miss Martin, thanking him for the
entertainment he and Dunk had given to her and her chum. "You sure are
going it, Andy! Two strings to your bow, all right."

"Never you mind me," retorted Andy. "I'm not on your side of the fence
_this_ time."

There was the sound of running feet in the corridor, and someone rushed
past the room, the door of which was open.

"Did you see anyone pass?" cried Frank Carr, who roomed a few apartments
away from Andy and Dunk. "Did someone run past here just now?"

"We didn't see nor hear anyone," answered Dunk. "Why?"

"Because just as I was coming upstairs I saw someone run out of my room.
I thought of the quadrangle robberies at once, and took a look in. One
of my books, and the silver vase I won in the tennis match, were gone.
The thief came down this way!"

CHAPTER XXVIII

THE BOOK

Andy and Dunk, who had jumped up and come to the door of their room on
hearing Frank's explanation, stood looking at him for a second, rather
startled by his news. Then Andy, realizing that this might be a chance
to discover who had been carrying on the mysterious quadrangle
robberies, exclaimed:

"Come on down this way! The hall ends just around the corner and there's
no way out. It's a blind alley, and if the fellow went down here we sure
have him!"