midnight
Gage and Snell tried their best to make friends with Hans Dunnerwust and Barney Mulloy , as these boys were particular friends of Merriwell 's , and might be induced to use some influence over him . Barney , however , was wary . He did not fancy either Gage or Snell , and he repulsed their advances . To Hans , the temptation of a midnight supper on cakes and pies was too much to resist , and he was added to the circle that gathered in the room of the suicide . Hans could play poker , and the game being made small enough to suit him , he came in and won about two dollars , which made him swell up like a toad , and declared : `` Uf you poys know some games vot I can play petter as dot boker , shust you name him , und I vill do you at dot . Oh , I vose a dandy on trucks , ain 'd it ? Shust keep your eye on me , und I vill learn some tricks vot you don 'd know alretty yet . ''