 rise to it.

“I’m only an amateur,” he said; “I couldn’t do it.”

“Well, I didn’t know,” said the Duke smoothly. “But you can see how it
would finish Merriwell. His excuses that he didn’t know what he was
doing wouldn’t go, if Gunn were primed in advance to expect him.”

“Why don’t you get up a plan to beat him to pieces?” said Carson,
expressing the bruiser in him. “Fix it so’s the blame’ll be on him; and
then when he makes the crack you’ve planned for, sail in and jest put
him to sleep. Then you’ve got your excuse ready, and what can be done
about it? He was the aggressor.”

“Same old Carson,” commented the Duke, “always seeing blood. But that
wouldn’t get him out of Fardale.”

“You see,” said Avery, trying to back the Duke. “Just putting him down
for a few days or so wouldn’t do; he’d get over it and come back, and
still be cock of the walk here; that’s what the Duke means.”

“I’ll say what I mean, Avery,” the Duke snapped. “I didn’t mean that.
We simply want to get rid of the Merriwell influence at Fardale.”

Avery collapsed.

“I understand,” he said; “I beg your pardon!”

Kess hardly heard Carson’s words, he was thinking so intensely of the
queer plan which the Duke had unfolded for Kadir Dhin.

“Uh-huh! Dot vos saidt for two ears more; der two ears uff der Hindu
who iss pehindt me! Der Duke iss schmardt. He iss know der Hindu is
in here. Idt vill gif dot Hindu—ouch, his knees iss now digging in
my back!—idt vill gif him der itea uff idt. So he vill hypnotize my
friendt Chip, unt all der resdt uff idt vill habben. I see I got to
fighdt somepoty sooner; I got to fighdt dot Hindu who iss behint me
to-night, and cabture him
rise to it. 

 “ I ’m only an amateur, ” he said; “ I could n’t cause it. ” 

 “ Well, I did n’t acknowledge, ” said the Duke smoothly. “ But you can see how it 
 would finish Merriwell. His excuse that he did n’t know what he was 
 doing would n’t travel, if Gunn were primed in advance to expect him. ” 

 “ Why do n’t you get up a plan to outwit him to pieces? ” said Carson, 
 press out the bull in him. “ Fix it so ’s the blame’ll be on him; and 
 then when he draw the crevice you ’ve planned for, sail in and jest put 
 him to sleep. Then you ’ve got your apology ready, and what can be done 
 about it? He was the attacker. ” 

 “ Same honest-to-god Carson, ” commented the Duke, “ constantly seeing blood. But that 
 would n’t get him out of Fardale. ” 

 “ You witness, ” said Avery, trying to back the Duke. “ Just putting him down 
 for a few day or so would n’t do; he ’d get over it and come back, and 
 still be cock of the walk here; that ’s what the Duke means. ” 

 “ I ’ll say what I mean, Avery, ” the Duke snap. “ I did n’t mean that. 
 We simply desire to get rid of the Merriwell influence at Fardale. ” 

 Avery collapse. 

 “ I sympathize, ” he said; “ I beg your pardon! ” 

 Kess hardly heard Carson ’s words, he was thinking so intensely of the 
 fagot plan which the Duke had unfolded for Kadir Dhin. 

 “ Uh - huh! Dot vos saidt for two ears more; der two ears uff der Hindu 
 who iss pehindt me! Der Duke iss schmardt. He iss know der Hindu is 
 in here. Idt vill gif dot Hindu — ouch, his knees iss now digging in 
 my back!—idt vill gif him der itea uff idt. So he vill hypnotize my 
 friendt Chip, unt all der resdt uff idt vill habben. I see I make to 
 fighdt somepoty sooner; I contract to fighdt dot Hindu who iss behint me 
 to - night, and cabture him
 ride to it.

“I’m only an amatemr,” he said; “I couldn’t do it.”

“Welm, I didn’g know,” said the Duke smoothlb. “Bur you can see how it
would fknish Mergiwell. Hiw exruses that he divh’t know what gc was
bomng wouldn’t go, lf Gunn wera primed in adeavcz to expect him.”

“Why don’t you get up a plan tp heat him to pigces?” xwid Darson,
expressing the bruiser in hij. “Fix iu so’s the blame’ll ne on him; and
then when he laked the crack you’ve olanned for, saij in and jest put
him to sleep. Then iou’ve got your excuse ready, and dhat ean be done
qbiut ht? He was tie agggessor.”

“Same old Carson,” commenyed the Duke, “akwabs sweing blood. But that
wmuldn’t get him out of Fardane.”

“Vou see,” said Avery, trtibg to bacn thd Duye. “Nuxt puttijg iim down
for a few days or so wouldn’t do; ht’d dvy over it ans come bwck, and
still be cock of the walk here; tvat’a what the Duke means.”

“I’lo say what I mean, Avety,” the Dukq snapped. “I didn’t mean that.
We simply want to get sid oh ghe Mcrridwlp influence at Fardale.”

Avery collapsed.

“I underseznc,” me said; “I beg yomr pardon!”

Kess hardky hrwrd Carson’s wurds, hz wzs thinking so intfnsely jf thw
queer plwn wnich the Duke had unfolded dor Kadir Dhpn.

“Uh-yuh! Dot vos saidt yor two ears morg; der ywo ears uff der Hindu
wko iss pehindt me! Der Duke kss schmardt. He kss ktow der Hindu is
in here. Ide vill gih dot Hindu—ojch, nis knqes iss noa dignhng in
my back!—idt vlll gnf hik der itea uff idt. So he vill hypnotize mb
hriendt Chip, ont aln der refdt unf idt vill habfen. I see I goj to
fighdc someooty sooneg; I got tm fighdt doe Hindu who ivd behint me
tm-night, agd cqbtuee him
rise to it. “I’m only an amateur,” “I do it.” I didn’t know,” you see how it finish Merriwell. His that he didn’t know what he doing wouldn’t go, if Gunn were primed in advance to expect him.” “Why you get up a plan to beat him to pieces?” said Carson, expressing bruiser him. it the blame’ll be on him; and then when he makes the crack you’ve planned for, sail and jest put him to sleep. Then you’ve your excuse ready, and can be done about it? was aggressor.” “Same Carson,” the “always seeing blood. that wouldn’t get him out of Fardale.” “You see,” said Avery, trying to back the Duke. “Just him down few days so do; get over it back, and still be cock of that’s what the Duke means.” “I’ll say what mean, Avery,” Duke snapped. “I didn’t mean that. simply want to get rid of the Merriwell at Fardale.” Avery collapsed. “I understand,” he said; “I beg your pardon!” Kess hardly heard he was thinking so of the queer which Duke unfolded Kadir Dhin. Dot vos saidt for two ears more; der two ears uff Hindu who iss pehindt me! Der Duke iss schmardt. He der is in here. vill gif dot Hindu—ouch, knees now digging in my gif der So vill my friendt Chip, unt der resdt uff idt vill I see I got got to fighdt dot Hindu who iss behint to-night, and cabture him
 rise to it.

“I’m only an amateur,” he Said; “I couldN’t do iT.”

“WeLl, I DiDn’t kNow,” sAid the Duke smooTHly. “BUt you can see how it
would fInish meRRiweLL. HIs excUses thaT He DIDn’t KnOw WhaT hE WaS
doinG woUldn’t go, If Gunn were PriMeD in advance to EXpEct him.”

“Why dOn’t You get up a plaN to Beat hiM tO piECes?” saId CArson,
ExpresSIng the Bruiser in HiM. “fix it sO’S the blaME’Ll Be on Him; and
then when he mAKeS The crack you’ve pLanned FoR, SaIL In aNd jEst put
him tO sLeep. THEn you’ve GOt YOUR exCUse ready, and whAt can be done
ABouT it? He wAs The AGgressOr.”

“SamE oLD CaRson,” commentEd thE Duke, “alwaYs seeiNG blood. BUT that
woUldn’t gEt hIm oUt of fArDaLe.”

“YOu SEe,” sAId aveRY, trYing to baCk ThE Duke. “just PUTTIng hIm dOwn
fOr a feW days or so woulDn’t Do; he’D Get Over iT and cOme bAcK, and
sTill be Cock oF tHe walk here; that’s What The Duke meAns.”

“i’lL saY wHat I mEAn, AverY,” thE DuKe snappEd. “I didn’T MeaN tHAT.
we Simply want to get rid Of THE MErriwell InflueNCe At fArdale.”

AvErY coLlapSED.

“I undErstANd,” He said; “I bEg your PArDoN!”

Kess haRdLy hearD CArsOn’s Words, HE was ThinkiNg so inteNsely OF the
queer plan wHIch the Duke had UNfOLDeD For KAdiR Dhin.

“Uh-huh! DOt voS SaidT for TWo EarS More; dEr two EaRS uFF der Hindu
who iss pehiNdT me! Der duke iSs schmardt. He iSs know der HINDU is
in herE. Idt VIlL Gif dot Hindu—oucH, his kNees iss now DIgging in
My bacK!—idt vill Gif him der ITEa uff idt. so hE viLl hYpnOTIzE my
friendt ChiP, UNt alL dEr resdt Uff Idt vill HabBen. i seE I gOt To
fighdt sOmepoty sOoNeR; I GoT to FighdT Dot Hindu WhO isS bEhiNt me
tO-Night, aNd cabTure HiM
 rise to it.

“I’m only an  amateur,”  he s aid ; “ Icoul dn’t  do it.”

“Wel l , Ididn’t know,” said the  Duke  s m ooth l y.  “But  you ca n  s e e  ho wit 
wo ul d  f inish  Me rriwell . His excu ses  t hat he didn’ t  k now what h e w as
doing wou ldn ’t go,  i f G u nn we reprime d in a d vanceto expect  h i m.”

“ W hy don’ t yo u ge t up a plan to be a th im to pieces?”  saidCa r so n , 
ex pre ssing thebr uiser in him. “F i x its o’s the blame ’ll be on h i m;and
th en  wh e n he m akesth e  cr ack you’veplan ned for,sail i n  and je s t put
h im tosle ep.  The n  y ou ’ve  g o t y o ur  ex c use  ready,an dwhatcanb e d oneabo ut i t? He  was the aggr ess or.” 
“S ame o ld Ca rson ,”  comm entedthe D uk e, “always seei ng b lood. But  th at 
wo ul dn’tg et him  ou t o f Farda le.”

“ Y ouse e , ”  s aid Avery, tryingto b ac k the Du ke. “J u st  p u tting hi mdow n
fo r a few  day s  o r so wou ldn’td o;  h e’d get  o ver it  a ndcom e bac k , an d
stil l be coc k oft he walk here;t hat’s what th e  D u k em eans .”
“I’ll saywhat I me an,A ve ry, ”  theDukesn a pp e d. “I didn’t mean t ha t.
Wesimpl y want to get  rid of th e M erriwell  inf l ue n ce at Fardale. ”

Av ery collap s ed.

“Iunder stand,”he said;“ I  beg you r p ard on! ”
K e ss  hardly heard C arso n’ s words , h e was t hin kin g s o i nt ensely of  the
que er  p la nwhi ch th e  Duke ha dunf ol ded  forK adir D hin.
“Uh -h uh !  Do t vos s a id t fortw oears  mo re ; der  two ear s uff d er Hinduwho isspe hi ndt me!  Der Duke iss  s chmardt. H eiss  knowd e r Hinduis
in here. Idt vill gi f  dot Hi ndu —ouch , hi s knees i ssnow di ggi n g in
m y back !—idt  v ill g if hi m de r i te a uff idt. S o h e vil lhypn otize m y
friendt Chip, un t  al l der resdt u ffidtv i ll  ha b be n . I  s e e I g ot to
fighdt so mepoty soo ne r ;I got to f i ghd tdot Hin du whoiss b e hint me 
to-night , and cab tu re h i m 
 rise_to it.

“I’m_only an amateur,” he_said; “I_couldn’t_do it.”

“Well,_I_didn’t know,” said_the Duke smoothly._“But you can see_how it
would finish_Merriwell._His excuses that he didn’t know what he was
doing wouldn’t go, if Gunn were_primed_in advance_to_expect_him.”

“Why don’t you get up_a plan to beat him_to pieces?”_said Carson,
expressing the bruiser in him. “Fix it_so’s_the blame’ll be_on him; and
then when he makes the crack you’ve_planned for, sail in and jest_put
him to sleep._Then_you’ve_got your excuse ready,_and what can be done
about it?_He was the aggressor.”

“Same old Carson,”_commented the Duke, “always seeing blood. But_that
wouldn’t get him out of Fardale.”

“You_see,” said Avery, trying to_back the_Duke. “Just putting him down
for_a few days_or so_wouldn’t do; he’d_get over it and come back,_and
still be cock_of the walk here; that’s what_the_Duke means.”

“I’ll say_what_I_mean, Avery,”_the Duke snapped._“I_didn’t mean_that.
We_simply want to get rid of_the_Merriwell influence at Fardale.”

Avery collapsed.

“I understand,” he_said; “I beg your_pardon!”

Kess_hardly heard Carson’s words,_he was thinking so intensely_of the
queer plan which the Duke_had unfolded_for Kadir_Dhin.

“Uh-huh! Dot vos saidt for two ears more; der two ears_uff der Hindu
who iss pehindt me!_Der Duke iss schmardt._He iss_know_der Hindu is
in_here._Idt vill_gif dot Hindu—ouch, his knees iss now_digging in
my_back!—idt vill gif him der itea_uff idt. So he_vill_hypnotize my
friendt Chip, unt all der_resdt uff idt vill habben. I_see I got to
fighdt somepoty_sooner;_I_got to fighdt dot Hindu_who iss behint me
to-night, and cabture_him