“See here, Captain Merriwell,” said the chairman of the athletic committee, “I have a question to ask you.”
“All right,” smiled Dick. “Ask away.”
“You used Darrell in practice to-day, I observed.”
“Yes.”
“Do you trust him?”
“Yes.”
“You do?”
“Yes.”
“But, great Scott! you’re not blind, and the boys are saying that Darrell tried to throw the game at Fairport. Didn’t you see anything suspicious?”
“No matter what I saw, Day, I am satisfied that Hal Darrell is loyal to Fardale and will do his level best to win if he plays Wednesday.”