They found Jack and Marline in the library. The Yale lad arose with difficulty. His crutches were lying on the floor beside the chair on which he sat.
Paula blushed prettily as she shook hands with Marline, and then she presented Inza.
Thirty minutes later, while they were chatting, there was another ring at the bell, and the servant brought a card to Inza.
"Gentleman wishes to see you, miss."
Inza looked at the card, turned pale, and then, her voice quivering a bit, said:
"Tell Mr. Merriwell I will not see him!"
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
A BLOW FOR FRANK.
"Eh? What's that?" exclaimed Miss Abigail, who entered the library just in time to catch Inza's words.