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As he went down the stairs Dick was obliged to tread heavily enough to drown out their more stealthy footfalls. Once in the open, Harper and the other freshman scurried away, their curiosity satisfied. But, a moment later, when Mr. Cantwell looked out of the window, he was much surprised to see four members of Dick & Co. walking together, and almost out through the gate.
After school was dismissed Fred Ripley remained behind, strapping several books together. Then, as he passed the principal's desk, he remarked: "I suppose, Mr. Cantwell, that some of the students thought that a very funny trick that was played on you this morning. While I am speaking of it, I wish to assure you, sir, that I had no hand in the outrage." "I am very glad to hear you say that, Mr.
Cantwell, described it as a "cardinal virtue" that "no one should take a farm from which another had been evicted," and called upon the people who heard him to "pass any such man by unnoticed, and treat him as an enemy in their midst." Public opinion and the law, if not the authorities of his church would make short work of any priest who talked in this fashion in New York.
Cantwell cleared his throat, to reply crisply: "While I will not venture to gainsay Burke, and he is not here to be cross-examined, I will say that the indictment of the community, in this instance, would mean the expulsion of all the young men in the High School. To that form of sentence I do not lean.
The journey was something more than a mile in length. Mrs. Cantwell arrived at the bank, only to make the same discovery that her husband had made about the need of counting and wrapping the money before it could be deposited or exchanged. It was close to one o'clock, and the High School not far away. So, full of ire, Mrs. Cantwell started down to her husband's place of employment.
"'Brother Cantwell, said Solomon, 'remember to discard self-reliance let thy sup support be from but before he could finish, brother Cantwell turned round, and blandly bowing to him, seemed to say for-he did not speak "'My dear brother M'Slime, I follow your admirable advice; you see I do I shall' "'Mr.
Cantwell no longer felt the desire merely to match his strength against Grant's; the estrangement had become too wide for that; a physical victory would have been flat and tasteless; he craved some deeper satisfaction. He began to think of the ax just how or when or why he never knew.
But Purcell threw himself quickly into an attitude of defence. "Keep your hands off of me, Mr. Cantwell, or I'll knock you down!" "Good!" "That's the talk!" The excited High School boys came crowding about the principal and Purcell. Bristow was swept back by the surging throng. He had his handkerchief out, now, at his forehead.
But Purcell, with cheerfulness murmured, "Very good, sir," and left the room, while many approving glances followed him. Messrs. Morton and Luce shuffled rather uneasily in their seats. Mr. Cantwell began to gather an idea that he was making his own bad matter worse, so he changed, making an address in which he touched but lightly upon the incidents of the morning.
He was not naturally courageous, but he had a dangerous temper, and he now realized to what it had brought him. Mr. Cantwell was trying to frame a lame apology when an indignant voice cried out: "Coward!" His face livid, the principal turned. "Who said that?" he demanded, at white heat. "I did!" admitted Purcell, promptly. Abner Cantwell sprang at this second "offender."
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