“Well?” said Chester defiantly, “what of it?”
“You failed to keep your agreement with him.”
“Well, you’re taking a lot of interest in this fellow who went against what he knew was your desire in that meeting! What are you after? Are you working to get him in your power? That’s it! You have no right to demand those I O U’s, and I shall not give them up to you.”
“Then you will be summoned before the faculty to-morrow.”
Arlington was desperate. It was difficult for him to control the rage he felt.
“So you’ll ruin Savage here just to get a blow at me!” he cried harshly. “That shows how much of a friend you are to him!”
“I am doing this with the full knowledge and consent of Joe Savage.”
“Then he’s a fool!”
“Call him that to his face when he recovers from the treacherous blow he received.”
“Oh, I’d willingly do it! I have no fear of him—nor of you!”