The Heroes of the School

e greeted his chum, Fenn Masterson, otherwise known as "Stumpy" because of his sh

pelled but some o

expelled?" asked Bart Keene, coming

n is," repl

asked Bart, for, as had Ned, he

omething to do w

summons to classes the three boys and several other pupils hurried into the building. O

about John Newton?

hn's got to leave the school, but

g to expel him

. We'll s

itorium of the school for the usual morning exercises. When they were

pleasant duty to

arks that way unless he had to expel a pupil. Ned and Bart looked over toward where F

nd a tall youth, with eyes that squinted s

d Frank Roscoe, who was sitting besid

as you who had to face th

principal and teachers sat during the morning exercises. He did not seem to mind th

ring to himself, but he did not finish the

the pupils had heard before. The principal always used it, with such slight variations as might be necessary. "You have be

l duty. But this time there was a variation from the usual scene. John Newton stepped

want to say that while I'm partly

ply that John started. A number of the pupils turned in their

in the wind," whi

persisted John, ignoring the principal'

that matter thoroughly. No one is to blame but yourself, and your effort to shift the punishment to some other boy does not do you any good. You should not hav

fessor's announcement, and he wondered what connection

are a dangerous element to have in this school. Therefore, we return you to your friends," and, with a wave of his glasses

ng the morning session as to what caused John's expulsion, and what his reference to Fenn might mean, there

ys who had remarked Stumpy's apprehension, were gathered in the basement where

ud say it was all ended and he w

atisfy us," said Bart. "

Fenn declared. "You must

ss John will tell it all

. "He lives near me and I used to go fishing with him once in a while. But he got down on me beca

hool, but most of 'em aren't any worse than th

s it?" a

hole. He made some of the lime. I helped him. Got some of the stuff from the laboratory. Then he put it all over the

ay you helped him do

uldn't have done that much. When he learned he was discovered, for he left his knife in the desk, he said he was going to make me tak

ive you away," i

though I didn't know it. He must have found out that I didn't have any

Ned. "Do you think John will try to do

ot," Fenn

through the classroom, leaving black marks all over. He pasted paper caps on the pestle when the chemistry

cher believe a canary was loose somewhere. My, but he can whistle!" he went on. "He can do as well a