A great cheer went up from the excited crowd, for, somehow, the information had spread that a daring attempt to rescue a friend was being made by one of the college students.
Merriwell's flock dived through the thick smoke and carried both Hodge and Merriwell to a place of security.

And even as they did so the tottering side wall, that had so long been swaying, fell, and the shell of the burning hotel collapsed like a house of cards.
* * * * * The next morning Danny Griswold bounced into Merriwell's room.

Hodge was there.

He and Frank were talking about the fire and congratulating themselves that neither had received bad burns and that Merry's injury was not serious.
"News!" exclaimed Danny.

"Morton Agnew left New Haven last night." "I knew he would," said Frank.