CHAPTER XXIII.
TRIED BY THE "PIGS."
If Miller had not been guilty of the assault upon Frank, he might possibly have had faith that no Yale student would do him a serious injury, though that is doubtful, for he had the idea which many ignorant people hold that students are nothing short of young barbarians when they get to playing pranks.
As it was, he was fully convinced that he was in for the most horrible tortures, even if he were permitted to escape with his life.
He was in such an agony of fear that if he could have done so he would have disregarded the threats of the leader and yelled at the top of his lungs, but his very fear prevented this, to say nothing of the fact that one of the students kept his hand ready to close over Miller's mouth.
The cigar dealer was so paralyzed with terror that he could only chatter. A few disjointed words came out which seemed to be to the effect that he hadn't done it purposely.
If the students had needed any further proof that he was the guilty party, this would have settled it.
They were sufficiently satisfied, however, before they began their operations, and this partial admission merely stimulated them to more active work.
The dozen or so who had come out in hoods to capture the man, surrounded him and walked him rapidly toward the building in which the Pi Gamma had its rooms.
In so doing they passed more than one person on the streets, but no more than a little curious attention was paid to them.