"Don't shake a fellow like that!" quavered Snell. "You act like a madman."
"Answer my questions! Why haven't you kept your word?"
"Couldn't."
"Why not?"
"Didn't get the chance."
"But you said you could get a boy to assist you—the fellow who rooms with this Merriwell."
"I thought I could, but the cad went back on me."
"He refused to aid you?"
"Yes, sir."
"And you have found no opportunity to get hold of the ring yourself?"