want some advice?" asked Conklin. He was a pleasant chap,
considerably older than Andy or Dunk. And he seemed to know life.

"I guess that's just what we do want," said Andy. "We are up against
it. We have caught--er----"

"You needn't explain," said Conklin. "The less said on such occasions
the better. I happened to be passing and I could not help hearing. What
I didn't hear I guessed. Now I'm going to say a few words.

"Boys, Yale is bigger than any of us--better than any of us. We've got
to consider the honor of Yale above everything else."

Andy and Dunk nodded. Mortimer sat with his face buried in his hands.

"Now then," went on Conklin, "for the honor of Yale, and not to save the
reputation of anybody, we must hush up this scandal. It must go no
farther than this room. Gaffington, are you willing to leave Yale?"

"I suppose I'll have to," Mortimer answered, without looking up.

"Yes, you would have to go if this came out, and it's better that you
should go without it becoming known. Now then, are you willing to make
restitution?"

"I can't. I haven't a dollar in the world."

"Let that go," said Dunk, quickly. "We fellows will see to that. I guess
those that have missed things won't insist on getting them back; they'll
do that much for the honor of Yale."

"About this other man who is under charges, are you willing to give
testimony--in private to the judge--that will result in freeing him?"
asked Conklin.

"Yes," whispered Mortimer.

"Then that's all that's necessary," went on the medical student. "I'll
go see the Dean. You'd better come with me, Gaffington. I'll take charge
of this case."

"Thank heaven!" said Andy, with a sigh of relief. "It was getting too
much for me."

With bowed head Mortimer Gaffington followed the medical student from
the room. What transpired at the interview with the Dean neither Dunk
nor Andy ever learned. Nor did they ask. It was better not to know too
much.

But Mortimer left Yale, and the honor of the college was untarnished, at
least by anything that became known of his actions. He slipped away
quietly, it being given out that his family was going abroad. And the
Gaffingtons did leave Dunmore, going no one knew whither.

A certain secret meeting was held, when without a name being mentioned,
it was explained by Andy, Dunk and Conklin that the quadrangle thief
had been discovered. It was stated that those who had suffered losses
would be reimbursed by private sub