"Well, what is it, Fred?"
"Don't keep us on pins and needles any longer!"
"Well, the news is, that there have been more robberies committed here," answered Fred.
"More robberies!" came from half a dozen throats.
"Yes. The teachers were going to keep the thing quiet, but it leaked out through Mumps and Nick Paxton.
"What has been taken now?" asked Jack, curiously.
"A watch, a scarfpin, and a five-dollar gold piece."
"And who was robbed?" burst out Andy.
"The watch was taken from Paxton, the scarfpin from Ritter, and Coulter lost the five-dollar gold piece."
"Is it possible!" murmured the young major, and then he looked meaningly at his chums. Here was news indeed!