The King of the School, or, Who will Win? — page 99: what you’re looking at

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THE KING OF THE sUROOL; OR, WHO WILL WIN? every day, and of which Frank had great reason to be proud. ‘You are too well drilled for us,” said Glenny. | __ And that was in reality the secret of the other side’s success, ... So captains of cricket and foot-ball clubs bear this in mind—first of all make your men respect you, and then get them to move in strict obedience to your instructions. What use is a general if his troops disobey orders, or act according to their own inclinations? . The game being ended, they picked up the German professor, who. was rather severely bruised, though perhaps more frightened than hurt. He had never before taken part in so fiercely contested a game. * * % * * * “Who has moved my coat?” said _ Glenny, as he proceeded to array him- self in those portions of his attire which he had cast aside during the game. “{ did not leave my jacket here, I know,” said another. “I. placed it upon this bough.” Several others of Baynes’s party also complained that their garments had been interfered with, but no one could give any explanation. Every one had been so intently watching the play that they had not noticed a man who had steatthily been examining their pockets during the game. — This man was the detective, of whom we have already spoken as being em- ployed to discover the perpetrators of | the several robberies that had taken piace in Lexicon College. Hitherto he had not been successful. ‘While the boys were at-their game, the man had quietly examined the pockets of all Baynes’s side, apparently taking great interest. in letters and papers of all kind. sh ‘Having satisfied his curiosity, the man retired from the trees on and be- neath which the coats and vests had been placed, without having been noticed by any one of the players. | 93 A great deal of confused grumbling went on among the boys as they dressed themselves, for the good beating they had received at foot-ball had not improved their tempers, and the inter- ference with their clothes was an additional injury. : It would have gone hard with the offender had they known where to find im. “I say, boys, look to your pockets,” Glenny suddenly exclaimed. “ What's the matter?” * Anything missing—lost some bank- notes?” “ No,” replied Glenny, in answer to these inquiries; “but I am ready to swear these letters were in my right- hand pocket when I took my coat off, now I find them in the left.” The other boys at once began to examine into the state of their own possessions. No one seemed to have lost anything but Baynes, _ He turned suddenly pale. ‘‘Some one has been looking over a lot of letters and things I had. One of them has been put in the wrong envelope, and ” He paused, and had another search, after which he continued with increased paleness— - ©Qne of them is gone. I would not have lost it for the world.” Hurriedly leaving his companions, Baynes went back to the house, and had a good search in his own boxes and his desk, hoping, though without much ground for hope, that he might have left the missing letter behind, though he perfectly remembered taking it from his pocket that very morning. It could not be found. - That evening Baynes informed Doc- tor Whackley of his loss, and described the general appearance of the missing document, though he declined to state the subject of the epistle. ‘Ig this letter of any very great importance to you, Baynes?” asked the doctor. ‘It is, indeed, sir.” ECO IOC EO mn