Marline felt that almost any one was preferable to Harris, but he saw the others had drawn away. Harris seemed to be the only one with nerve enough to stand by him. He felt forced to accept Sport.
"Mr. Harris is my man," he said.
Frank bowed gracefully.
"Mr. Diamond will wait on him."
A gleam of exultation came into Marline's face, for he felt that he had driven Merriwell to the wall at last.
Frank and Jack immediately withdrew from Morey's, and, later, the Virginian sought Harris in his room.
Frank awaited Diamond's return. He came back in about an hour
"To-morrow, at sunrise," he said.