The Spanish lad shrugged his shoulders.
“It is the price,” he said coldly.
Arlington paced the room, his face pale and his eyes gleaming. His hands were thrust deep into his pockets.
“I was a lunatic to place myself in your power!” he finally snarled.
“I have seen you use your power on others,” said Bunol. “I know how you have no pity. I know how you make the members of the athletic committee do just as you say, because you find some of their secrets and you threaten to expose them. I know what you do to Joe Savage when you have the I O U papers he give you and he is afraid you send them to his father. Now I treat you just as I see you treat them. You have to come to time.”
Arlington threw up his hands.
“I’ll quit!” he groaned. “I’ll get out of Fardale! It’s all I can do!”
“No,” said Miguel “There is one thing other you can do.”
“What?”
“Deek Merriwell make to your mother a promise not to do some thing to injure you.”