“Say!” cried Frank.
“What?”
“Got a gun?”
“No. Why?”
“I want to commit suicide!”
“Oh, ha! ha! ha!” shouted the freshman. “I’ll tell the whole college of this to-morrow! I’ll have everybody laughing at you! Now I know I never did have so much fun in all my life! This has been a perfectly delightful evening!”
“You’re not mad?” asked Frank.
“Not a bit.”
“Well, I am!”
The way Frank said that made Ready shout once more. By this time the others had caught on that they had been fooled, and they came down the room slowly, looking very sheepish.