THE ACADEMY BOYS IN CAMP

ith brightest anticipations towards the camping season. Provided their school reports had averaged well t

rements for hunting and fishing; sometimes to Lake Myrtle; and last

ys out to Whaleback, an island containing about a hundred ac

and no one would be disturbed by their noise--conse

for the Academy boys, and through the spring mo

ible laziness with lessons; but those who had reason to expect to go were already collecting and putting i

rrors; and under the careful supervision of one of the teache

ayground, and were in daily practice, the member

and he, with some four or five other boys, had ordered a boat to be s

olars--row-boats; for Mr. Bernard absolutely declined the responsibil

g the probable effect of this mischief upon their vacation trip; and, after all, their conjectur

he great bell sounded, and the b

ery boy was in his seat before

is hand on the open ledger, while th

ve sounded loud, and the boys almost held their b

ould wait. After a silence that seemed

falsehood and all deceit, without a word in regard

e. At the close he said, "Boys, I will call the roll once more. Let each answer on his h

e roll the names were called, and again e

e was crimson; he

, and whispered to their neighbours, "Look at

in a despairing tone. "Have I been harbo

er me this question: Do you know who did the mischief? Although I confess I

ys answered to t

oping that Carver would say yes;

llowed

N

est

n was to rest o

his hair, and without glancing

y a suppressed buzz of surprise; the

called; and, as before,

n all the school knew au

room in charge of Mr. Andrews, one of the head-teachers, Mr. Ber

s he passed up the room and across the platfo

er, after all

s began to distribute black marks, which had a tendency to restore order, as a certain number of these mar

he meantime, Drayton could only conceal his anxiety and alarm by pretending to be very much engaged looking up a Latin translation, whi

acher and scho

question, as they studied, or tried to st

ore Joe appeared and c

nd hastily seated himself, bending over his book

ear at once, and the le

osing came, Mr. Bernard ad

but in this case, if the boy who is guilty will not confess, I deem it my duty to the school to hunt him down, and it seems to me that or

t a heavy rap on the desk silence

is manly enough to save him by confessing his g

in in the murmur; he only bent a little lower over his book,

re dis

he boys passed out in an orderly way; but once

the shoulders of his comrades to the centre of the playground

bear the punishment, he ought to be told on! I wouldn't

we had such a mean fellow

the size of a dried

stay behind and go himself to camp out,"

boys cried, "If Joe can't

dignant crowd. He and Ben Carver had an errand at the village, and hurried away; and during the remainder of the term these tw

ph said, "I don't know how this affair is to end, ol

" exclaimed

o start for the Cape to take steamer for our island camp-ground. Several boys will be left behind, having forfeited their pleasure. Unless th

enough to allow the g

for the guilty bo

d, and the silen

rs you will remain behind. This, I think you know, gives me more pain

y, but soon resorted to the old attitude, and sat staring blindly at h

but finding that he could not well bear their pity, and that his quivering lips could not frame a reply, each expressed his regret

d with the pretence of looking up a book on the different desks, he stood a moment

d the note

my father from finding out. You can't

ear to hear his friends saying continually, "P