"See here, aren't we going a little too far?" whispered one of the students.
"He's too sensitive for this sort of sport," added another.
"Oh, pshaw! it's all right," interrupted Plum. "The little beggar won't be hurt in the least."
"But he'll be scared to death."
"Well, that's the fun of it," came from Jasniff.
In the meantime Frank Bond continued to cry out to be released. He was so frightened now that he know not what to do. He struggled madly to break his bonds.
"I'm going to let him go," began one boy, a lad named Messmer.
"Don't you touch him," answered Plum, roughly. "It's only fun."
"But, Gus——"