the fight caused general astonishment. Even Bruce Br

way to meet his foe, Diamond struck him a terrific bl

excitedly. "Horner ha

!" came fro

used besides fists," declared Merriwell as he staggered

suing each other before his eyes. The floor seemed to heave like the deck of a s

n's arms kept Fran

d. "By the poly hoker-I mean the holy

nd jumped into the ring, but Frank

in this yet awhile. If Diamond finishes me he is to be let al

cramps!" gr

straighten him up, as if it had cleared a fog from his brain. The sp

rang Frank, and, to the astonish

alized that the Virginian's first blow had come within a hair of knocking

uld end the fight was to finish h

Frank's fist cracked on his face, and still he did not

, and had received a blow in one of his eyes that was causin

not a few of them declared it was the m

e presented a sorry aspect. His chest was heaving, but his

y Rattleton. "He's a regular hog! The

rn spirit-the spirit that led the soldiers of the South

ed that it would not do to let up. The only way out of the fight was to end i

nother blow, and it left a slight swel

cracked the Virginian upon the uninjured eye, and that began to s

d man-finish hi

e time before he found it. It came at last, and

rner, and he lay lik

evident to all tha

ll, eager to congratulate him,

ver did a thing of which I was asha

leton, "you make me sick!

ppose

strike you

nd we were fighting by no rul

s all right! I say, you make me sick! Wait till he gets a

blame if he tri

I'll catch you some time when you are aslee

dered Merriwell. "That last one

m," said Harry. "We'll rub you down. Y

cheerfully answered Tad. "Come o

shmen had been confined, and there they found running wa

ven a brisk and thorough rubbin

r with a critical eye. He inspected Frank from all sides, poked him with his fingers, felt of his arms

!" he

ed upon a white, shapely neck. Never had he looked handsomer in all his life than he did at

ho was sometimes called Baby,

ion was direct

hen with his hands in his poc

n was the finest-put-up chap he had ever seen, but he di

n one of the freshmen came in and reporte

m in here and give him a r

n had brushed the dirt and sawdust off those clothes, so they looked pretty well, and Merri

going directly to his room. The blood had been washed from his face, and one or two cuts had been pa

hen he stepped up to his foe, s

e, because I have taken boxing lessons, but you made a beautifu

out hi

turn his back squarel

cheeks, and he dropped his hand by his

ding, accompanied by a single companion,

mong those who crowded about Frank M

est man won. He is no match for you, Merriwell. I shouldn't have be

o friendly pressure in return. When he said he was glad

victor, "I was sorry

an old floral decoration representing a harp.

eed it pretty soon. Your wing

it?" as

you see? I

d lyre," said Merriwell. "You

ody but Dit