A Yale man by the name of Harris, familiarly known as "Sport," because of his gambling inclinations, had known Harlow, and had introduced him to a number of Yale students.
Harris and Harlow were both poker players, but they claimed that they played the game "merely for amusement."
A number of Harris' acquaintances had been induced to enter into the game, and there had been some very "hot sittings."
No one seemed to suspect that Harlow was crooked, for he almost always lost, although he never lost large sums.
Harris won almost continually. He seemed to be the luckiest fellow in the world in drawing cards. He would hold up one ace on a large jackpot and catch two more aces and a small pair. It seemed the greatest kind of "bull luck."
Harry Rattleton, Merriwell's roommate, was following the game. Frank tried to induce him to keep away, but it was without avail.
Then Frank seemed to take an interest in the game, and it was not long before he proved that Harlow was a card manipulator, and caught him at one of his tricks.
That finished Harlow's career at plucking Yale "fruit," and the fellow left New Haven suddenly.
Harris had remained under a cloud of suspicion since that time, as there seemed very little doubt but he had been in league with Harlow, and they had divided the plunder between them.