"But what are you going to do with him?" asked Rattleton. "You must think of the future."
"Not now," smiled Merriwell. "To-morrow is my queen's birthday, and I am thinking of the present."
Bruce Browning loafed into the room.
"Heard the news, fellows?" he asked.
"No; what is it?" cried several voices.
"Hartwick's been arrested."
"Arrested? What for?"
"For robbing his own father of seven thousand dollars. He knew how to get at the old gentleman's dough, and he swiped it several days ago. He's been burning money since then."
"Was the robbery committed before the Mystic Park races?" asked Frank.
"Sure, my boy."