Then he forced his friends to put him down, and, the moment he was on his feet, he hastened along the aisle toward the end of the car, having called Diamond to follow him.
The plotters saw Frank coming, and the expression on his face told them that there was a storm brewing.
"By Jove!" fluttered Thornton, in alarm; "he looks as if he means to thump somebody!"
Although he did not show it, Flemming was not a little alarmed by Merriwell's angry appearance.
Several of the students gathered about the crew saw there was something in the wind, and they followed Merriwell and Diamond down the crowded aisle.
Halting within a short distance of his enemies, Frank pointed straight at the stranger and cried:
"There he is! Take a good look at him, boys! That is the creature who tried to bribe me to throw the ball game to Harvard!"
His words rang through the car, and were heard by every one. The uproar and excitement that followed was quite unexpected by Frank.
A wild shout of anger broke from the college lads, and there was a scramble for that end of the car.