The King of the School, or, Who will Win? — page 86: what you’re looking at

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80) THE KING OF THE SCHOOL; OR, WHO WILL WIN? livered a blow which, had it taken effect, would have entirely stopped all poor Frank’s fencing, for it was directed at the scar left by the robber’s pistol- bullet. | Egerton felt it impossible to ward it off with his stick, so he raised his left hand, and received the stroke on the wrist. With such force it was delivered, that Frank’s arm was nearly paralyzed. “TI claim that as foul play!” said Crawley. | “No,” said the referee; you ought to know that, according to the rules we formed last half, for regulating serious fights, it is not foul play unless he holds the stick.” | The combat then recommenced. In the second bout, Frank assumed the offensive, for he saw that his op- ponent was out of breath. He managed to get a blow home on Baynes’s head, almost staggering that youth. : Fierce fighting was the order of the day, and it was evident that one or the other would get severely damaged. Scientific attitudes were neglected; the combatants only thought of hitting hard. Frank’s blows began to tell. More than once he beat down Baynes’s guard, and gave him severe visits on leg, body, and head. All this made Baynes more savage than ever. In proportion as his anger increased his caution decreased. _ Frank Egerton noted it, and watched for an opportunity. At length it came. Crack, crack, crack! went the sticks, then there was a dull, heavy thud. Baynes, whose head had received the full force of the blow, grinned a ghastly grin, turned very pale, dropped his stick, and then fell to the ground. “Keerton wins! Hurrah !” burst from a dozen throats, and caps were thrown into the air by delighted youngsters who had witnessed the defeat of their tyrant. ) | “Ha, you haf kill Baynes vith ein Schlag mit dem Stocke,” (a blow ofa stick), said Professor Moeritz, who had been surveying the scene and had come forward as soon as he saw the vanquished ‘youth fall. | | “Ich habe ihm nichts zu Leide gethan (I have not done him any harm)” re- plied Frank, who was learning to talk. with .the professor in the language of Vaterland. “Take him up,” said the professor, : addressing the bystanders. But some water having been sprinkled on Baynes’s face, he was able to rise and walk away, sorely lamenting that ever he had been tempted to take up the stick against Frank Egerton. Of course his friend Crawley accom- panied him, QS mR ae 8 CHAPTER XXII. NOBLE HORSEMANSHIP, FRom the time of the combat we have just described, a month passed away without any renewal of open hostilities between Baynes and Egerton, Not that Baynes had forgiven; no, his longing for revenge was stronger than ever, but circumstances, as we have already seen, had convinced him that he could not obtain that gratification by his own right arm in fair and open CONnniclooc A) EO mn