“True?” gasped Jack.

“Whee jiz!” spluttered Harry.

Then they were speechless.

“Lorrimer is daffy,” declared Puss Parker.

“He must have a grudge against Yale,” said Phil Porter.

“Merriwell,” hissed Diamond, his cheeks flushed and his eyes flashing, “are you going to stand it?”

“I’ll have to,” said Frank.

“Not by a blame sight! We’ll get up an indignation meeting. We can make it mighty hot for Lorrimer. We’ll show him that he can’t carry things with such a high hand.”

“Don’t!” exclaimed Frank. “I wouldn’t have you do that.”

“Why not?”