Then he paused with some confusion.

"Who told you that rot ?" he asked with a laugh.
"Oh, it came in a roundabout way," answered Livingston.

"I dare say it's just talk." "Some freshman nonsense," said Cowan.

"I guess we'll do our best to keep you fellows from eating too much, but--" He shrugged his big shoulders.
Livingston, observing him shrewdly, began for the first time since intelligence of the supposed project had reached him to give credence to it.

But he laughed carelessly as he turned away.
"Oh, well, we have to keep you fellows amused, of course, and if you like to try kidnaping you may." "I wish the sophs would try it," said Neil warmly.