"He is. As soon as he hears of anything he carries it to Plum, or to the teachers."
"Well, if he plays the sneak on me, I'll give him a lesson he won't forget in a hurry."
A moment later came a tramping on the stairs and Buster Beggs came in, followed by Phil Lawrence.
"We stopped below for another bite," said Beggs. "Quite a crowd in the dining room. Gus Plum came in looking like a thunder-cloud. Wonder what was up with him."
"He got into a row with Dave the first thing," answered Roger, and described the meeting in the hallway. Phil Lawrence gave a low whistle.
"That's bad, Dave. Hope it doesn't amount to anything. Plum ought to have some consideration for a new boy."
Phil Lawrence belonged in the dormitory, while Beggs roomed in No. 11, next door. Between the two dormitories was a door which had a bolt upon each side of it, but which was usually left open.
It was not long before other pupils came up, and Dave was introduced to several, including Luke Watson, a lad who was a good deal of a musician, and who had brought with him a banjo and a guitar, and Bertram Vane, a delicate-looking youth, who went by the nickname of Polly, because of his girlish ways. The pupils were all whole-souled fellows, and Dave was surprised to
