"Come, Arthur; you're going to come out of this place with me."
Bantry Hagan gave a cry of surprise and anger.
"It's Merriwell!" he shouted. "Jump him, boys! Do him up!"
Felipe Jalisco drew a knife, but suddenly found his wrist seized, the knife taken from him, and a pair of handcuffs snapped on his wrists, while Bronson said:
"I'll have to take you with me, young fellow. Better not make a row unless——"
"Don't let him arrest Felipe!" cried Carlos Mendoza. "Take him away from the cop! Come on!"
At this moment, however, there came to the ears of all a sudden hammering and crashing, together with the whirring sound of a buzzer. Instantly the entire place was in confusion.
"A raid!" was the cry, and the men started on a rush to get out.
There came further crashing at the door of that room, which fell before the blows, and a squad of officers with drawn clubs poured in.
"Oh, goodness!" gasped Arthur Hatch, horrified and sobered. "We'll all be pinched and locked up. The governor will hear of it! If my mother finds out—— What shall I do?"