" "Think it over," advised the little soph as he turned away.

You know we are out to beat the sophs in the boat race.

" That seemed to break the sophs up, and then a great shout went up as the freshman boat forged into the lead.

If the freshman crew could defeat the sophs, Put would have more confidence than ever in Merriwell.

"Whoop 'er up for 'Umpty-seven!" howled the sophs.

They soon led the sophs by a length, and crossed the line thirty feet in advance.

The speed of the freshman boat was something wonderful, and it was overhauling the sophs, despite the fact that they were pulling for dear life to hold the lead.

It is he who puts the sophs up to their jobs on us.

" "But Ditson the same as suggested outright that Gordon was the traitor who had told the sophs so much.

"Onto him, fellows!" urged a soph, and Frank suddenly found six or seven of the crowd were at him.

"I'll wager those sophs are mad enough to chew nails.