Then came a discussion about college sports, over which all had grown more or less heated. At length Merriwell's name was mentioned, and then Thornton declared Frank a cad.
"By Jawve!" drawled Willis Paulding, allowing cigarette smoke to escape from his mouth as he spoke, "I agree with you, Thornton, don't yer 'now. I nevah could bear that fellaw Merriwell."
Tad Horner gave a sniff.
"Merriwell would feel bad if he knew it," observed Tad, sarcastically. "It would break him all up."
"That would not make the least difference to me, my dear fellaw," declared Willis, who was too dense to catch the sarcasm. "I have nevah twaveled awound with him."
"I have noticed that," grinned Tad. "You have permitted him to avoid you in a most astonishing manner."
"What have you against Merriwell, Thornton?" asked Parker. "I didn't know you were so down on him. You both played on the football team last fall."
"And Merriwell made a record for himself by winning the game for Yale," said Andy Emery.