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The new prefects entered upon their duties, and in the performance of the same apparently met with no ill-will or opposition; yet to every keen observer it was evident that the recent contest had left behind it a distinct under-current of dissatisfaction, and for the first time in the memory of all concerned Ronleigh was a house divided against itself no longer united in a common cause, but split into two factions, one pulling against the other, thinking more of party interests than of the honour and welfare of the whole community.
"Hurrah!" cried "Rats," who was in a great state of excitement when the news arrived; "they won't ask us again if we'd like to play a master, the cheeky beggars!" The same afternoon on which Ronleigh so distinguished herself saw also the melancholy ending of the school life of two of her number.
Welsby's former pupils had been transferred after undergoing a preliminary course of education at The Birches. Letters from these departed heroes, containing disjointed descriptions of their new surroundings, awakened a feeling of interest in the doings of the Ronleigh College boys.
The Ronleigh captain laughed. "Well done," he said. "I wish some other fellows were a bit more careful to keep their promises. Acton, you beggar, you swore you'd keep up this register for me, and there's nothing entered for last term." "Oh, bother you, Ally!" exclaimed the other; "what a nigger-driver you are! Hullo, there's the bell! Here, kid, stick those two oranges in your pocket; go 'long!"
I think we are very much indebted to our captain, not only for presiding over this meeting, but for what he has done and is always doing for the good of the school. I remember Ronleigh when it wasn't such a decent place as it is to-day.
From this draw a moral, you fellows who rule: Sink personal spite when you act for the school; And whatever your notions of prefects may be, Let's have the right men in the team at Ronleigh. Chorus: "Then put up your goal-posts, and mark," etc.
The hatchet had been buried for nearly a fortnight when an event happened which caused Ronleigh College to be once more convulsed with excitement and party feeling a certain air of mystery which pervaded the whole affair tending to considerably increase the interest which the occurrence itself awakened.
But by the time they had finished their round, and the clanging of a big bell summoned them to assemble in the dining-hall for tea, they had been able to form a general idea as to the geography of Ronleigh College, and a brief account of their discoveries will be of interest to the reader.
Too soon their rejoicings and empty their boast, For the Town fellows very soon had them on toast; And the bystanders sighed as they saw frequently The ball pass the "back" of our ancient Ronleigh. Chorus: "Then put up your goal-posts, and mark," etc.
From the morning following their return to Ronleigh the Triple Alliance had been kept in a continual state of uneasiness and suspense, wondering what action Noaks would take regarding his discovery of their visit to The Hermitage. The days passed by, and still he made no further reference to the matter, and took no notice of any of the three friends when he happened to pass them in the passages.
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