He absolutely refused to smoke." "Because you were present; but I know for a fact that he smokes behind your back, and he smokes almost constantly." "I cannot believe it.

Merriwell would tell me." "Would he?
Ha! ha! ha! You don't know Frank Merriwell yet, but you will find him out.

That fellow will go to any extreme to injure me, and so it is not likely he would tell anything on his chum that would cause you to give me his place." "I am sure you do Merriwell an injustice.

He is a man who does not smoke himself, and he would not allow his roommate to injure himself smoking.
However, I will find out about this." "Do so; but I have found out about it already.

I have certain means of obtaining information." "So have the sophs, and they have obtained a great deal," Putnam shot at Walter as he turned away.
Putnam collared Merriwell at the first opportunity and demanded to know the truth about Rattleton's smoking.
"I know you will tell me the truth, Merry," said Burnham, "and it is important that you should." "Some one has been telling you he is smoking ?" "Yes." "Well, he is not smoking now.