“Snodgrass,” he said, leaning forward and whispering the words, “I believe somebody has been spying on us!”
The sophomore looked startled.
“What makes you think so?” he asked, glancing nervously round the room.
“I think I saw that slide in the door move. It was open on a crack, so somebody on the other side could hear what we were saying.”
Snodgrass uttered an oath and sprang up.
“We’ll see about that!” he muttered. “If some fellow has been spying on us, we’ll thump the stuffing out of him!”
He sprang toward the door, meaning to see if the slide would open at his touch.
Instead of that, the door swung open and Frank Merriwell stepped into the room!
CHAPTER XXXII.
FRANK MAKES HIS TERMS.
With a gasp of dismay, Ben Snodgrass reeled back, staring at the intruder.