buggy was left at the livery stable, and all piled into the carriage for the college. On the way Dick told his brothers about Tad Sobber.
"Dora is right. He is a bad egg," said Sam. "I wouldn't trust him under any consideration."
"He is too much of a coward to attack anybody openly," was Tom's comment. "But as Dick says, he may hire some shyster lawyer to take the matter into the courts. It would be too bad if the fortune was tied up in endless litigation."
"He's got to get money to fight with first," said Dick.
"Oh, some lawyers will take a case like that on a venture."
"That's true."
Several days passed quietly, and the Rover boys applied themselves diligently to their studies, for they wished to make fine records at Brill.
"We are here to get a good education," was the way Dick expressed himself, "and we want to make the most of our time."
"As if I wasn't boning away to beat the band!" murmured Tom reproachfully.
"I'd like to take the full course in about two years," came from Sam.
"College studies are mighty hard," broke in
