At this remark all of the other Rover boys looked at Fred, and he looked at his cousins in return.
"I don't know about reporting this," he answered slowly. "I rather think I prefer to settle with Martell myself."
"That's the talk!" cried Andy. "If you reported this, some of the fellows might put you down for a softy and a sneak. I'd rather watch my chance and give Martell as good as he sent."
"And with interest," added his twin.
"If you fellows are anything like your fathers were before you, I reckon you'll know how to get square with Nappy," remarked Walt Baxter. "I've heard that the Rovers never took a back seat for anybody."
"I'll figure out what I'm going to do after I get settled here," returned Fred. He suddenly began to smile. "Say! things have been happening since we left home, haven't they?"
"I should say yes!" answered Andy.
With Jack assisting his cousin in carrying the suitcase, the whole crowd returned to Colby Hall, and here the Rovers started to separate from Walt Baxter, first requesting him to remain silent regarding the finding of the handbaggage.
"If we don't say a word about it, maybe Nappy will get worried," said Fred; "and that is what I want him to do."
"He may go down to the cornfield to see if the bag is still there."