12/14 The excitement was at fever pitch. "It was a reckless piece of work, and Merriwell would have got fits if he'd failed." "But he didn't fail." "No; that lets him out. He is working to rattle Coulter, but he took desperate chances. I don't know but it's the only way to win this game." "Of course it is." "Merriwell is a wonderful runner. I found that out last fall, when I made up as Professor Grant and attempted to relieve him of a turkey he had captured somewhere out in the country. |