"That won't do," he concluded, "because Prof. Babbitt will report the matter to the dean at once, and if I should go there first, it would look as if I were trying to get an advantage by assuming frankness. No, the only thing to do is to go over to the room and wait there until I'm summoned; that will come soon enough, but I wish the summons were here now."
Frank's wish was gratified. He had just come to a decision as to what he should do, and was going down the steps of the hall when one of the instructors who had acted as an assistant at the examination came hurrying after him.
"Merriwell, wait a moment," he said.
Frank turned and touched his hat.
The instructor looked worried, and his voice trembled a little as, laying his hand on Frank's shoulder, he said:
"Merriwell, Prof. Babbitt has sent me to tell you to report at the dean's office as soon as the examination is over."
"Very well," Frank responded, "I'll be there."
"I hope," added the instructor, hesitatingly, as he looked earnestly into Frank's eyes "that there's an explanation of this thing, Merriwell."
"So do I," Frank responded, "but what it is, is more than I can tell now."
The instructor sighed and returned to the examining room.