"Merriwell is altogether too generous," declared Diamond, as the trio walked away.
"In what way?" asked Browning.
"With his enemies. I know you and I were both enemies to him in the beginning, and——"
"He threw us down hard."
"That's all right; but there are enemies you have to hold down."
"Merriwell didn't do a thing to Hartwick!" exclaimed Griswold, grinning. "He scared the fellow so he ran away from college, and nobody knows where he went."
"Yes, but Merriwell gave him the opportunity to skip and escape the disgrace that must follow public exposure of his acts. Some fellows would have exposed him and brought about his expulsion."
"That's right," chirped Griswold. "Merriwell was as generous with Hartwick as he could be with such a fellow. He might have used him much worse than he did."
"And do you fancy Hartwick thinks any more of Merriwell for not exposing him publicly?" asked Jack.