Ward Hill the Senior

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urbed by the sight. Chairs, tables, bedding, and carpets were all piled in one indiscriminate mass in

he door, "it's too bad that you have to be punished too for my sins. Whoever did this,

l I'm sorry about is that somebody has such a mean spirit. What fun there

ixing up the room again. Hello, the lamp's broken!" he added angrily as he found the broken lamp in the midst of the heap on the floor. "Yes, and they've p

ickly, as he drew forth his own lamp

k before them. Ward was almost too angry to speak now. All his quiet labor in the afternoon ha

he spoke, and preparing to begin the work. "It's got to be done, Ward, and the soone

and soon both boys were busily at work. Several times there came a rap on the

ake on once more something of its former appearance. The study bell had rung, however, before their

s he stood facing the tall teacher the flush on his face cause

senior ought not to set an example like this. I shall wai

, and as he offered him a chair, he saw that Henry had at last succe

uietly. "There were some things which had to b

g up here for some time, and hoped you'd settle down so as not to disturb the others. You ought to bear in mind that th

man!" he said angrily. "No matter what you do, or how hard you try, it's all the same. He has to put in

n't, we know about what to expect. We'll get to work now and forget all about Mr. Blake, and that the room eve

ingly, for the odor of the kerosene which had

for the evening. It was some time before Ward could bring his thoughts to bear

indicating that the end of the study hour had come. "I must have more time

, but Ward was out of the room

hly angry. The teacher's manner betrayed his suspicion of the boy, and Ward did not take time to consider that Mr. Bl

n who was in charge of West Hall. Henry strove to soothe the angry feelings of his room-mate, but w

e drew the bedclothes up around him. "I've got enough an

sh his feelings for any lengt

ve him much satisfaction, and when they started toward the dining hall much of his anger had disappeared, so far as any outward manifestation of it was concerned; but deep down in his heart Ward was thinking of his own tr

een the one to carry out the scheme which he believed Tim Pickard had concocted. Not that Jack had "stacked" the room himself. Ward did not for a moment believe that. But he knew Jack Hobart so well that he was certain he would strive to keep in the good graces of all the school, and if

his friend's words, and how he had declared that his vertebr? and upper lip s

afternoon train. How eager he had been then for him to come back to the Weston school! And what strong wo

Jack had not broken with them, and that his own troubles were mainly to be traced to that body. Doubtless the

oom. How cool all the boys were to him! Scarcely any one had a word for him now, and onl

ntered and his beaming face showed that

translate a bit of this stuff for me, will you? It's too

" said Ward coldly. "

he must be! or else Ward must have been mistaken in supposing Jack was concerned in the upsetting of his room. But that was

anished from his mind. He did his work well and noted the quiet smile upon Mr. Crane's face as he took his

chool seemed to be turned against him? Outside of Henry and Little Pond it did not seem as if he had a friend left. He wished he had not come back to the

ys. There was his place on the nine too; he knew he could have it again. All he would have to do to re

oo, there was Little Pond, who placed such implicit confidence in him. He was almost irritated by the dependence of the lad, and yet he liked

f, he had not heard much of what had been said by either Mr. Crane or the boys. He had been bus

e boys rose to pass out of t

r across the campus toward Dr. Gray's room. "I'd begun to think you never wante

g his declaration, "what did you get

ok of astonishment creeping over his face as he spoke

He himself had said he had loaned the keys to Jack, and certainly he could have no motive in saying so if it had not been true. He had implicated himself by the statement

said Ward, slowly turning and

e to think of it, I did ask him for them yesterday, that's a fact, but I

Ward bitterly, not able to repres

ere to get you to go down to the ball ground. One of the boys wanted to get a bat which was up in my

at you gave them to, o

wrong, so I don't believe I ought to tell you who t

o get along without your information. You'd made so many protests that you were my friend that I didn't

poke, but his own heart was hard and bitter, and apparently

that. It hurts me. I was just going to say something to you, bu

nversation naturally ceased. Ward was sadly perplexed. Jack's a

out of the room and gave him no opportunity. The truth was he was so troubled by Jack's mann

scovered that the room was in confusion. Twice during the rest of that week the s

afternoon, "our room is stacked every day and you're no good as a watch. I belie

e carried, and very much crestfallen at last said, "Indade an

enty-three' is gone too." Twenty-three

'll not be after tellin' the princi

ut a new lock on my door and on Pond's this afternoon? I

that," replied th

rascals and I want the new lock on right off. If you can do t

the doors, Ward meanwhile keeping watch to see that the work of the jani

nce prepared to put his newly formed