“And one more thing,” the other youth added as he prepared to take his leave.

“What’s that?”

“Don’t, for the life of you, tell a soul that you got the wire for me. I want it kept a dead secret. The trick will be all the better then. Will you promise?”

“I will.”

“On your honor as a freshman of Randall College?”

Tom wondered at the other’s insistence.

“Of course I will. Shall I swear?” and Tom laughed.

“No, your word is enough,” spoke Langridge significantly. “Have the wire by to-night, and we’ll teach the sophs a lesson they won’t soon forget.”