“Hello, fellows!” he panted. “Where is Merry?”
They did not know.
“What’s the matter?” asked Hodge. “Has anything happened?”
“Sh!” cautioned Carson. “The sophs have stolen the freshman coxswain.”
“Knight?”
“Yes.”
“The dickens! What will the freshmen do?”
“They are in a mess, and they want advice from Merriwell. That’s why I’ve been out looking for him. But it’s no use to look farther.”
“Not a bit.”
“It’s time for the race to start now.”