The Gavelyte, April 1911

94 said to Ben, "and perhaps I may stay. This is too tame up here anyway. I want some fun. The rest of you fellows can guard up here all right." "Better stay wher~ you are Jim', you know how well those fellows would like t0 capture you. Y0u 're the ringleader, you know, and they may think that with you o"Jt of t'.1e way the job will be easier. You'll be lots safer up here." But Jim slipped to the ground and was soon in the thickest part of the skirmish. He was so very busy that he forgot to be careful. Just as he t:1ckled a big powerful Freshman he felt his arms suddenly pinned at his sides and l0oking down he saw a rope drawn tight around his waist. He was caught squarely, and struggle as he would, he could not free himself, but was drawn slowly ar.d surely by the npe out of the crowd. · '··we've got you at last Marsh, no use to fuss," said Dan Hughes. a husky Jur.ior, "and now I don't Euppose you v.:iJJ object if we tie you up a little and blindfold you. You wouldn't want to see your flag disgraced when we haul it down, you know." Jim submitted willingly because be knew he must. He heard Winifred say. "Oh girls! they got Jim; now we are lost." But he called out cheerfully, "Don't worry girls, we'll celebrate to-night all right. See if we don't. Those boys aren't ducks and the water won't give out, al tho the demand is rather hard on it." "And now, Jim" Dan _said, "I hope you are comfortable. Let's just take a little drive to cool you off. I've a buggy around here. Come this way." Seeing there was n:> help for it Jim wen~, ask .ng no questions for he knew it would be useless, but he guessed that he was being taken away for a purpose, so that the Seniors could not find him. A short ride in the c:mntry and the buggy stopped, and he was put into a bui.ding of so::ne description and the d')or fastened. Not a wor(l was said and he a~ked no que3tions. He knew he was left for several hours at least and he could not move. All day he wondered where he was and if the flag was still up, but no one came to tell him. He called for help but not a person answered. It was plain that he was deserted, but he failed to see the joke. At the college when the defenders lost their leader they were all the more determined, and when nine-thirty cam the flag stiJJ floated. The girls were wild with delight, but Jim, the le~:der, was still missing. Where could he be? The Juniors said Dan Hughes was the only one who kn ew and Dan persistently refusc,d to tell. Three o'clock came and still no trace of Jim had been found. The Seniors met al)(l held an indignation council, lmt no conclusion could be reached. "lt • 8 a nwan shamt> for them to smuggle him off that way! Why can't th("v let him <lUt now that the rush is over. I suppose they wanted to get their rP\ :,ngP uy spoiling our dinner. And it's the last too. Wh:at will an evening lJl' with,,ut Jirn to rnak the fun'?' ' waiJ,.d Betty in a disconsolate tone. "Folk~. I'll find Jim Mar,;hall Ly five o'clock or brt>ak up this school!" de-