Chapter 12: What Happened on the Stairs

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌⁠In a few days the Rover boys felt perfectly at home once more—indeed it was as if they had never been away, so Sam said. The majority of the students were old friends, although there was a fair sprinkling of new boys.

It was not until the end of the week that Dick Rover came into contact with Tad Sobber, a stocky youth, with a shock of black hair and eyes which were cold and penetrating. Sobber was