was you."

"Ah! That last sounds as if you meant it. I hardly think you did know
who you were tackling. I think I shall take you over to Badger's room,
and let him see you just as you are. Come along!"

Pike was not anxious to be seen by the men who were crossing the campus,
so he moved along, with Frank at his side.

Frank was thinking rapidly, in an effort to understand Pike's motives.

"I want to know why you leaped on me in that cowardly way, and struck me
when I was down. You wouldn't have served Badger that way! And if you
wanted to have a little fun with Badger, you would not have disguised
yourself and imitated his way of speaking. That story don't go with me,
Pike!"

Pike was watching for a chance to escape, intending to make a dash for
liberty at the first opportunity.

"You are disguised as Badger. Badger would not assault me that way, for
Badger is a man! But you wanted to make some one think he had been
assaulted by Badger. That one must be Bart Hodge!"

Pike started to run, but Frank caught him by the collar, and jerked him
back.

"Don't be in a hurry, Pike! I've seen you through and through for some
time, and understand your little game of this evening."

Donald Pike walked on for a time peaceably enough, but he was only
watching for an opportunity to break away. Again he fancied the
opportunity had come. But no sooner did he start than Frank tripped him,
and he fell sprawling. Before he could get up, Frank's hand was on his
collar.

He made another fierce struggle as soon as he was on his feet, only to
discover that he was as helpless as a child in the hands of Frank
Merriwell. He had never dreamed that Merriwell was possessed of such
strength and skill.

The shadows were heavier at this point, and Merriwell kept a grip on
Pike's collar.

"See here, Pike!" he exclaimed. "If you try anything of that kind again
I shall simply knock you down. You are going with me, if I have to tie
and drag you. So you might as well come along quietly and save trouble."

"I shall have you arrested for this!" Pike blustered, now that whining
and begging and fighting had failed.

"Do! I think your friends would enjoy hearing the story of your
remarkable masquerade told in court. Go ahead with the proceedings,
Donald. Just now you are going with me, regardless of the after
consequences."

Pike caught at a post, but Merriwell jerked him away from it, and then
hurried him rapidly on in the direction of Badger