Ward Hill the Senior

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campus, and in response to his invitation, the little fellow immediately returned with him, and

ting the room to rights and never knowing what to expect, it doesn't leave very much time for studying, and that's what I want this

they can't get in, they can't do any mischief, and

Well, I'm going off up to the glen to-morrow afternoon and I'll take pains to let it be known that I sha'n't be in my room. That'll leave the coast all clear, you see, and I think somebody will be pretty sure to come up and try to get in while I'm away. Then I want you to stay in your room and keep watch. You can have your door just a little bit ajar,

d," replied Pon

art. "We don't want this thing kept up any longer, and I think if we can catch the fell

and Jack Hobart came up together into the hall. Ward's first impulse was to turn and leave the building. He had no d

out you, and finally decided we'd better stop th

arranging the papers and books on his table, Jack felt tha

ile he might not be the one who had wrought the mischief in his room, still he was so thoroughly satisfied in his own mind that Jack was aware of what was

there's no mistake about that. If we are going to have any show against the Burrs this fall, we've just go

ked Ward, making no effort to

schief comes in. There's no doubt that Tim's down

rdl

t's the way he succeeded in shutting you off from the nine. He pretended to call a meeting, but he never told Henry here nor me about it. He claims h

, who was now talking eagerly and apparently ha

ed that we've found a way out, and that's what I came over especially to explai

don't know what it is

decided that we sha'n't play on the

aid Ward

re besetting him now on every side, should be the one to make such a proposition as that to which he had just listened seemed to Ward almost incredible. I

ow he'd have the whole school down on him at once. It's bad enough to lose you, and there are a lot of the fellows who don't like it

on the nine by threatening to leave yoursel

aid Jack eagerly. "He'll

uldn't like to play on the nine. I'm not foolish enough to deny that, for I

school wants you except Tim Pickard. Now, the question is whether you're going to let one fellow like Ti

of Jack were like balm to his troubled soul. He longed, far more than any one knew, to be at peace with the boys,

f the stolen key certainly indicated something of the kind, and yet with all his faults Jack Hobart would not lie, Ward felt assured of that. The thought

that we'd had our room stacked almost

know a thing about it. You've kept it to your

pent more time tacking down our carpet and setting up

ntion their trouble, but he smiled and nodded hi

ou didn't tell me about it, for maybe I could have he

ive proof, and I think I'm close on to the track of that.

t's

em. It wasn't very much of a trick to find that out, you know." Ward spoke quietly

"Ward," said he, "was that the reason you asked me

aid Ward

thing. I did ask for the loan of the keys, that's a fact, but I didn't use them my

t. The silence in the room was decidedly awkward for all

ething crooked, and I'm going to help you out of the scrape if I can. I'd tell you in a minute, I would honestly, who took the keys

y have had something to

eding year. Somehow it had been a tabooed subject and neither had referred to it in their letters or conversation. Jack had co

o with it?" said Jack, after a pause of a moment, i

their gentle little epistle

e washed my hands of the whole business. I told Tim so before I came back to school, and if he knows when he's well off he'll let it alone too. He's got enough to do to keep himself straight with the faculty without g

nk y

be very enthusiasti

nce in him; but his affection for his friend was so genuine and st

und to-morrow afternoon, and then Henry and I'll speak our little piece to Tim and we'll have it out. Tim'll give in, I know he wil

d been accustomed to call his friend, for the first time in several days. "It's might

ll quit too," said

hing else in mind just now, and if you both leave it'll spoil it all. I couldn't come down to-morrow, anyway, for I've planned to go and spend the afternoon up at the gle

must go over and see how Luscious is making out. He's a fine fellow, Lus

y one can see that," sa

ning to Henry. "For the life of m

d Henry, "and that is, that Jac

ed Ward thoughtfully; "but i

explain it, and h

it would be better for him and Jack to go down to the ball-ground, in view of what Ward ha

ston boys. He had taken pains to speak of his intended absence in the hearing of several of the boys of whom he had felt somewhat susp

without friends. Even Big Smith was not to be despised, and Ward was surprised to observe the many changes which had come over the strange lad. His assumption had not entirely disappeared, and his former complete ignor

hen at one time he had visited the great English school at Eton, and after watching th

ar conditions, he thought, and he wondered whether Weston might not be solving some such problems also. As for himself, Ward Hill fully appreciated the fact

e returned he ran eagerly up to Little Pond's room

out some things. Come in and

his room, and taking a seat, turned to listen