“Go for them next half!”
“Don’t give up!”
Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.
“You’re all right, Captain Merriwell!”
“We’re betting on you yet!”
Dick laughed. His hand was grasped once or twice. He felt something left in his palm. Looking down, he discovered a folded bit of paper.
As he trotted toward the gymnasium Dick unfolded the paper. On it he read, written with a lead-pencil:
“To solve the mystery of the spook, look at Chester Arlington’s watch. Ask him to let you see it. Ask Abe Gorman has he seen it before. —A Friend.”
Dick thrust the paper into a safe place and kept on to the gym. Chester Arlington was there. He had his coat and vest off, his sleeves rolled up, and he was ready to give attention to any one who needed it.
Dick seized Elmer Dow at the door of the gymnasium and said something to him in a low tone.