Often he was not aware that he saw the things that were transpiring directly under his eyes.
But at length he aroused himself.

Elsie and Inza had suddenly come within the range of his vision, and the sight of them stirred him out of his moody trance.

He moved in their direction, but before he could come up with them, to his great disappointment, the pushing crowd swallowed them.

Then he went in search of Merriwell, whom he found without trouble, for Merriwell was with the expectant juniors.
"Which way did they go ?" Frank asked.
"Toward that building--I mean in that direction.

But I lost them in the crowd." "I thought they might come down this afternoon! Winnie wasn't with them ?" "No." Frank was about to start away to find the girls, if he could, and question them in the interest of Badger and Winnie, but at that moment he was approached by Jack Diamond, one of the seniors.
Diamond walked up to Merriwell with all the dignity of the Great Mogul of Kuddyhuddy, and gave him a resounding slap on the back.