The King of the School, or, Who will Win? — page 121: what you’re looking at

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THE KING OF THE SCHOOL; OR, WHO WILL WIN ? —_— Then he started off to overtake his companion. He was very near the cathedral precincts, and hoped to overtake Pem- bridge before he entered the playfield. Suddenly the sharp report of a pistol rang through the clear night air, | Frank turned suddenly as_ the bullet hissed past his ear, but could see No one. “ Hollo! what’s the matter?” shouted the earl, who had loitered for his companion, and consequently was not many yards a-head. “T have been: shot at!” In a few seconds more the earl was bythe side of his companion. «Together they searched the dense shrubbery by which the cathedral was bordered on one side. But no sight could they obtain of the intended assassin. “Tt must have been Baynes. Who tlse would have thought of such a thing ?” said the earl. “T shall go and report the circum- stance to the police.” “Right. Iam with you.” The two boys then walked direct to the constabulary office, and informed the sergeant on duty of what had taken place. In reply to the question of that official—“ Did they suspect any one ?” 115 —Frank boldly replied that he did, mentioning the name of Baynes, ““Very good, young gentleman. I’ll do all I can to find out whether you have guessed right. Good-night. Shall I send a man with you up to the college ?” “No, thank you,” replied both. In getting from the police-station to Lexicon College, the two boys had to pass by the end of the street in which the riot took place. _ Of course they could not help slacken- ing their pace a little, and, glancing down towards the scene of their late encounter, were not a little surprised to see two persons standing a short distance down the road. These two persons were Baynes, senior, the father of our black sheep who bolted from the fold, and Crawley. “Tt is as I thought,” whispered Frank, “that fellow knows all about Bully Baynes.” ‘It seems so. I wonder what. sort of a plot they are concocting.” “TI can’t guess; but I feel pretty certain that Crawley will not get the best of the bargain whatever it may be.” | | ‘‘ Here comes the little sneak; let us get away before him.” — They walked on and soon were inside ; the school. CHAPTER XXIX. BLACK VILLANY. Two days elapsed and no tidings of ¢he assassin who had so nearly taken Frank’s life. Doctor Whackley had received a letter from Mr, Baynes, which he even- tually langhed at, though the first pe- rusal made him seriously angry. It ran something like thie~ « Sm,—I have found my boy whom you left to starve. He had not a penny in his pocket when you expelled him from your school. I shall not fail to let the world know how you have be-~ haved in the matter. “H, BAYNES.” | Yet, strange to say, the following CO NOC CO mn