meaning than he had yet disclosed, our hero replied:

"Go ahead; Bruce. I'm with you. Lead on to the experiment, as you
call it."

"Do you all agree?" inquired the older lad. "Will you let this matter
rest until you hear from Tom again?"

"Sure," answered Jack and Bert, and the others chorused an assent.

"Then you wait until I send for you, Tom," went on the post-graduate
student. "It may take a day or so to get the experiment in shape."

There were murmurs of surprise as Bruce bowed himself out, and some
were still rather in favor of taking summary action against Sam and
Nick. But Tom said:

"No, I've passed my word, and that goes. Bruce knows what he's talking
about, and we'll wait and see what he has up his sleeve. If his
experiment doesn't work, he'll be the first one to admit it, and then
he'll say the bars are down, and we can do as we like."

As he finished there came across the campus the sound of a bell ringing.

"Well, I know what I'm going to do right now, and that is get ready for
grub!" exclaimed Bert. "Sam and Nick can wait for all of me, but I'm
hungry."

Soon a merry party had gathered in the big dining room, for more
students had arrived by later trains, or other conveyances, and Tom and