At that instant five or six dark forms suddenly darted out from both sides of the street and surrounded the boys. A voice snarled:
“When we are through with him he’ll be damaged so he won’t play football this season!”
CHAPTER XXXIV—A FIGHT AGAINST ODDS
“Ambushed!”
“Trapped!”
Frank and Bart uttered the exclamations as those dark forms gathered around them and they heard that snarling voice.
At a glance they saw the faces of their assailants were hidden by handkerchiefs which had been tied across them to their eyes, and one of them had turned his coat wrong side out.
The one with the turned coat seemed to be the leader of the party.
“Get around them, fellows!” he ordered, sharply. “Don’t let them skip!”
“We’re in for it!” grated Hodge.