"Won't they be mad when they see us here ?" "Well, I don't care," answered Dick coolly.

"If they say anything, let me do the talking." And thus speaking, Dick sat down on the top of a stone fence and his brother hopped up beside him.
The six students came closer, and of a sudden Dudd Flockley espied the Rovers.

He stopped short and pulled his crony by the arm, and Jerry Koswell likewise stared at Dick and Sam.
"You here ?" demanded Flockley, coming closer and scowling at the youths on the fence.
"We are," answered Dick briefly.
"Freshmen ?" "Yes." "Humph!" And Flockley put as much of a sneer as possible in the exclamation.
"How did you get here ?" asked Koswell.
"Got a carriage at the Sanderson place," answered Sam with a grin.
"You did!" cried Flockley.

"Say, you're a fresh lot, aren't you ?" he went on, glaring at Dick and Sam.

"Where's the third chap ?" "None of your business," answered Dick sharply.
"Don't you talk to me like that!" cried Dudd Flockley, and then his face took on a look of cunning.