The High School Captain of the Team; or, Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard

f the

ut outside, irresolute. Then his

charge," muttered Phin. "Of course I'll go in. And I'll just stand there and look more and more asto

edict Arnold of the school stepped into the Board room.

e clerk directed. "There will be some routine business to be transacted fi

atters requiring only physical courage. But in this instance the culprit knew that he had

" wondered the young man, when minute after minute went by without an

orter's table, ready to take in all that happens," mut

fell over those in the next room. But it

d, the clerk look

l you come befor

. Thornton; in another chair Mr. Morton. And Dick Prescott was th

had passed out of the Board room. After the cl

on, we will listen to the matter which we understa

of the table, standing there, resting his

incipal stated what he understood of the receipt of copies of th

detail. He told what the reader already knows, producing several of

code, copies of business letters received from Drayne's fa

the betrayed code and the business letters were written on one and the

Morton

at have you to say?" deman

" demand Drayne, with an impuden

e truth of the cha

do

really have som

ade against me. I am wai

cer, "that these copies of the code were

ss to the typewriter in my father's office. For that matter, if I have an enemy in the High School and I must have several--wouldn't i

oubted impression on at least two or three members

a rival football team. You will note that the sender, while understanding something about the use of a type machine, was plainly a novice in directing an envelope on the typewriter. So he addressed thi

hile the copies pass

ng color at

to himself. "You'll pull

t the evidence appears to be agains

d the boy, "but it isn

, Mr. Morton?" asked the chair

man, if the Board

d, Mr.

ch a fashion. Without naming Phin, Mr. Morton analyzed the motives and the character of such a sneak, and he did it mercilessly, although in

The smallest meannesses must envelop his soul. Why, sir, the sender of these copies of the signal code was so mean, so small minded, so sneaking and so utterly selfish"--how Phin squirmed in his seat!--"that, in sending the envelopes throug

eaping up out of his chair. "I stuck a four-c

t of language. A great hush fell in the room

his face white, "why did you deny having sent out

feet. Two or three of t

he trapped boy. "When you employ such method

d, a most pitiable object as he stood there, h

interposed the chairman. "Still, in the interest of fair play we will allow you to

tered, at l

Phin by one elbow, and led him to the door. Phin passed on out of

however, even a

didn't break any of the laws of the state! All anyone can do is t

a few minutes before opening time. Several of the students greeted him pleasantly enough. Phin wa

Instead, however, of calling out the page on which the morning's music would be found, Dr. T

" began Dr. Thornton, in a low but steady voice. "It is something wh

, many conspicuous and noble examples of loyalty. We have also, in our mind's eye, some examples of the opposite qualities, di

d principal. Outside of the football squad no student had an

d betrayal. Then, looking straight over at the middle of the thi

, stand by

ccomplished the move. Every pair of

d because you did not attain to as high honors on the football eleven as you had hoped. In revenge you made copies of the code s

ts of the room, a gasp o

s passed sentence in your case. Mr. Drayne, you are found utterly unfit to associate with the decent manhood and womanhood to be found in the student body of this High School. By the decision

out, to tell the principal and his late fellow students how

rter of the room. The hiss grew and swelled. Phin realized, though he dared not look

nstead, he marched swiftly down the half of the

, "you have not taken your books,

ve the tumult of hissing, "for the use

waited before the locker door until one of the monitors came down, unlocked the do

a side street, where he would have to pass few people, Phin gave way to his pent-up shame. Yet in

dirge. But, even for the purpose of making a bonfire of his books the students would not touch the articles with their hands. The

f his own room Phin Drayne shook

to pay. You, Dick Prescott, shall come in for a large share of the payment! No matter