"My father has something in store, but I don't know what it is." "Can't you guess ?" "No." "I wish we could take another trip like that on the houseboat--it was certainly a dandy." "The best ever!" put in Tom.

"Even if we did have trouble with Lew Flapp, Dan Baxter and some others." "Speaking of Dan Baxter puts me in mind of something," came from Songbird Powell.

"It has just leaked out that Tad Sobber sent a note to Captain Putnam in which Tad blamed some of the cadets for his troubles, and said he was going to get square some day." "Did he mention any names ?" questioned Sam.
"Yes." "Mine ?" "Yes--and Dick's and Tom's, too." "It is just like Sobber--to blame his troubles on somebody else," remarked Dick.
"I am not afraid of him," declared Tom.

"He had better keep his distance unless he wants to get the worst of it.

We used to put up with a whole lot from Dan Baxter before he reformed--I am not going to put up with as much from Sobber." "Tad certainly went off in bad company," said Sam.