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"Why don't you suggest it to the 'soreheads'?" asked his sister, quizzically. Grace Dodge was an amiable, democratic, capable girl who had gone through college with honors, and yet had not gained a false impression of the importance conferred by a little wealth. "Grace, I believe you're laughing at me!" dared the young man exasperatedly. "No; I'm not laughing. I'm sorry," sighed the young woman.
"Hoist our banners, and let them proclaim: 'Down with the muckers!" laughed Hudson, rolling up the hem of his sweater. "We want a good, not too fast but steady jog back to town," announced Bayliss. At the first sign that the "soreheads" were preparing to leave the spot Dick had taken advantage of their noise to slip away. Dave had followed him successfully.
Some of the other late "soreheads," who had escaped the full meed of humiliation -Davis, Cassleigh, Fremont, Porter and others -actually sighed with relief when they found what they had escaped in the way of ridicule and contempt. "The whole thing teaches us one principle," muttered Fremont to Porter. "What is that?" "Never tackle the popular idol in any mob.
The natives went wild with joy all except a few old soreheads that are always to be found in every community and the only folks who were now forced to go to church were the Native Constabulary, who lined up regular to keep tab on what the missionary preached, and arrest him for sedition in case he let his tongue run away with him.
Some who did had refused to have anything to do with the "sorehead" crowd. The instant that school was dismissed that Tuesday afternoon scores of the more boisterous boys rushed from the building, across the yard, and double-lined the sidewalk leading from the gateway. "Ugh! ugh! ugh!" they groaned, whenever any of the "soreheads" tried to walk this gauntlet in dignified silence.
"Well, you write to him. Give him a sort of commission to see the English bondholders, and explain the situation. They will appreciate that half a loaf is better than no bread. What bothers me is the way the American bondholders take it. They kick." "Let 'em kick. The public don't care for a few soreheads and impracticables in an operation that is going to open up the whole Southwest.
As for the "soreheads" themselves, there weren't any more meetings. As soon as they actually began to realize how much amused contempt many of the Gridley, people felt for them, these young men began to feel rather disgusted with themselves. Across the street, and not far from the gymnasium building, was an apartment house in which two apartments were vacant.
"I'm half inclined to think that Bert Dodge has been leading the soreheads who sulk and won't play football in the same team with some of us common fellows," Dick laughed. "If so, the very fact of my being sent to look into the news side of his father's disappearance would make Bert feel especially sore at me." "By George, you've hit the nail right on the head there," cried Dave.
Then some of the fellows spoke to Hudson as that young man moved by them. In a few moments more, Hudson began to feel almost at home among his own High School comrades. Then Drayne, another 'sorehead, showed up. He, too, was treated as though nothing had happened. When Trenholm, still another of the "soreheads," looked in at the gym., he appeared very close to being afraid.
Morton And it ought not to take long to memorize these fourteen rules. But to live them, through and through, and up and down -that's going to take a lot of thought and attention." To the four ex-"soreheads" not a word had been said about the late unpleasantness, nor was this quartette any longer in Coventry.
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