at's up?" asked Bob. "I've been so blamed busy getting primed for a
quiz that I haven't had time to eat."

"It's about the robberies--the quadrangle thefts," explained Andy. "They
arrested Link Bardon."

"What! Your farmer friend?"

"Yes. Dunk and I bailed him out."

"Good for you! Now I suppose the thefts will stop."

"Not necessarily," returned Andy, quickly. "Link wasn't the thief."

"He wasn't? Then why did they pinch him? Of course I don't know anything
about it, and if he's your friend, why, of course, you have a right to
stick up for him."

"Oh, it isn't that so much," explained Andy. "I don't know him very
well; but I'm sure he isn't guilty of the thefts. There are some queer
circumstances about them, but I'm sure they can all be explained."

"Well, it's your funeral--not mine," said Bob, with a shrug of his
shoulders. "I wonder where Dunk is. I think I'll go hunt him up."

"All right, bring him back here when you come," urged Andy.

"Yes, and I suppose you'll stand ready to greet us with a club--you
cheerful reception committee!" laughed Bob. "Well, I'll see you later."

Andy sat down, placing his bat across his knees.

"So Gaffington is going to give another spread, eh?" he mused. "That's
queer--on top of the news mother sends in her letter. What did I do with
it?"

He found it after looking through a mass of papers in his pockets, and
read it again. Following its receipt at the college branch postoffice
Andy had imparted the news to Dunk. Then the latter, meeting a friend,
had walked off with him, while Andy came on to his room.

On reaching his apartment, Dunk not having come in, Andy found a notice
from the Freshman Athletic Committee, stating that baseball practice
would soon start in the indoor cage.

Andy was an enthusiastic player, and had made a good record at Milton.
As a freshman he was not eligible for the Yale varsity nine, but he
could play on his class team, and he was glad the chance had come to
him.

Andy was thinking of many things as he sat there in the room, now and
then swinging his bat. But he was careful not to let it go too close to
the door, in case other visitors might chance in.

"A whole lot of things have happened since morning," said Andy to
himself. "That sure was a strenuous time over poor Link. I wonder what
he'll do? Probably the college will fire him from his job. I guess I'll
have to see what I can do to get him another. But that won't be easy
when it bec