Part 13 (1/2)
”Where's theer in a shrill voice ”Where's theer,” answered Captain Dale
”Behind 'em?” remarked the deaf janitor ”Behind where?”
”I did not say behind anything,” shouted the captain ”I said you'd have to find them”
”Oh Well, I'll find 'eer
By this time the noise and excitement had increased so that nearly half of the school was out in the corridor in front of Stowell's rooure on the floor, and many quickly surmised that a joke had been played
”What is Codfish doing with that du it for an i to join the football team next Fall and wants to practice up”
”Has he been ta mice on the sly?”
”Gee! I don't want to stay in a place where a fellow keeps mice in his room”
In the midst of this talk the janitor and the chauffeur did what they could to round up the escaped ed to capture two of the rodents and kill two others, and that was all that could be found
”If there were any otten away,” remarked Bob Nixon
”This is simply a practical joke,” announced Captain Dale, after a few more words with Stowell ”Have you any idea who played it?”
”I don't know exactly, sir, but I think maybe I can find out,” answered the sneak He felt much subdued, especially as he saw the eyes of o to bed now, and I'll take this ,” said Captain Dale ”Boys, I want you all to retire, and at once,” he went on with a wave of his hand to those outside And then the cadets dispersed to their roouess that will hold Codfish for a while,” remarked Randy, when the Rovers were once more by themselves in their rooms and the excitement had died away
”I'll have toin the ht tell somebody that he showed those mice to me”
”Yes, you'd better do that, by all ht to do, is to let Codfish knohy this trick was played on hiood effort throay,” and he grinned
”I'll leave a note under his door,” said Randy, and a little later scribbled out the following on a card:
”This is what you get, Codfish, for giving information to our baseball rivals Be careful in the future to keep your mouth shut
”THE AVENGERS”
”I reckon that will hold hi to bed he slipped out into the corridor and placed the card under Stowell's door
Early in the ed for Pud Hicks to say nothing about the mice
”Why, over a dozen of the cadets saw those mice,” said Hicks; ”so they can't blame any of this on you” And it ation which followed caht