CHAPTER IX.
A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
"You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.

"You can't have me arrested." "We'll see about that, Sobber." "I haven't done anything wrong." "Then why did you run away from Putnam Hall ?" "I had a right to leave.

Captain Putnam wasn't treating me fairly." "You ran away on account of that snake affair--you can't deny it." "Humph!" "That snake nearly killed Nick Pell.

He isn't over it yet, altogether." "Bah! It wasn't the snake made Nick sick.

He wasn't feeling well some days before the snake bit him." "It was the snake and nothing else put him in bed," answered Tom warmly.