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Rh unch of activities and make Phi Bete, too; but hey ’re sharks and I’m not. Don’t worry, either; won’t disgrace the fraternity by making Phi Bete,” e concluded sarcastically.

“Oh, calm down, Hugh, and forget what I said,” icker pleaded, thoroughly sorry that he had tarted the argument. “You go ahead and do what ou think right and we ’ll stand by you.” He stood p and put his hand on Hugh’s shoulder. “No ard feelings, are there, old man?”

Kindness always melted Hugh; no matter how ngry he was, he could not resist it. “No,” he said 3ftly; “no hard feelings. I’m sorry I lost my miper.”

Tucker patted his shoulder. “Oh, that’s all ght. I guess I kinda lost mine, too. You ’ll be round to the meeting to-morrow night, won’t you? etter come. Paying fines don’t get you anyhere.”

“Sure, I ’ll come.”

He went but took no part in the discussion, nor id he frequent the fraternity house any more than 5 had previously. More and more he realized lat he had “gone with the wrong crowd,” and ore and more he thought of what Graham had fid to him in his freshman year about how a man as in hell if he joined the wrong fraternity. [ was the wise bird,” he told himself caustically; l was the guy who knew all about it.

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