"Don't," advised Bart. "That will only make them keep the thing up
longer. We'll fix 'em."
"We ought to do it pretty soon," growled Lem. "I'm getting tired of being
laughed at. We ought to pay back the ringleaders anyhow. Who were the
fellows that held you, Frank?"
"It was so dark I couldn't see well."
"You ought to have recognized some of 'em."
"I didn't," Frank answered, somewhat shortly, as he began to dress.
"What makes Frank act so queerly?" inquired Lem of Bart. "Has anything
happened?"
"Not that I know of," Bart replied carelessly. He did not want other
pupils to think Frank strange, even if the three chums did. When Frank
had finished dressing he started away.
"Where you going?" Fenn called after him.
"I've got a little errand to do uptown," was Frank's reply. "I'll see
you later."
Ned, Bart and Fenn looked at one another, but they said nothing. It was
not like Frank to go off by himself, but they did not comment on it at
the time, as they did not want their companions to take notice.
A little later the crowd at the swimming place began to disperse. The
three chums walked away together, conversing in low tones of Frank's
action.
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