The King of the School, or, Who will Win? — page 97: what you’re looking at

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THE KING OF THE SCHOOL; OR, WHO WILL WIN? er He then prescribed a variety of poultices, lotions and draughts, and recommended Kate to go home to bed at once, promising to call later in the evening and see how she pro- pressed, Frank would not leave her till she was safe at her father’s door. 91 As they were about to part the fair girl threw her unbandaged arm about her lover’s neck, and, while holding up her rosy mouth to be kissed, whispered— “My Frank, you have twice saved me from death; my life shall be devoted to your happiness.” Qe Re CHAPTER XXIV. A MYSTERY CLEARED UP. BEForE he retired to rest that night, Frank sent his messenger and hench- man, Harry, to Mr. Conway’s house to inquire after Miss Kate’s health. To his great satisfaction the boy re- turned with the pleasing intelligence that the doctor had said all danger was over. After that Frank was able to go to bed and sleep well, a thing he had previously despaired of being able to do. The next morning the messenger was sent again, and this time Harry return- ed with the following news. Miss Conway was not likely to suffer any ill effects from the adder’s bite, but the surgeon had advised her to remain in all that day, that she might recover from the severe shock her nervous system had sustained. Next day she was quite well, with the exception of a slight wound on the hand where Frank’s knife had left its trace. * * * * * * A week after the pic-nic, which had come to so unpleasant a conclusion, a grand. foot-ball match took place. Thirty boys selected nominally by Crawley, but in reality by Baynes, who assumed the management of affairs from the time the challenge was given, un- dertook to play twenty selected by Frank Egerton, the King of the School, king in sports and pastimes as well as in scholastic studies, Crawley, artful fellow, had quietly enlisted all the big boys under his banner, except some half-dozen of om friends, who declined to take service ‘with such a captain, so that when Frank began to look up his side he found he must content himself with smaller chaps. He, of course, had Marshamn, Fitz- gerald, Lascelles, and Webher on his side, but the others were puny-looking compared with those attached to Baynes and Crawley. But his fellows were full of pluck, and all looked up to him as their un- disputed leader. Every command of his was obeyed without the slightest hesitation, and each player did the work assigned to him without grumbling. With the opposition it was different. Many of them knew quite as much about football as their reputed leader, and could play as well, if not better, there was much jealously at and resist~ ance to the authority assumed by Baynes. Consequently, while they should have been practising, they were debating as to who should be their captain, GO DOC EO mn