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Prescott, but I want one of the medical officers to take the responsibility for saying so. Just lie where you are until we get a medical officer here. Mr. Haynes, pass your lines to the man at your left and run to the telephone. Ask for a medical officer and two hospital corps men with a stretcher." The turnback leaped quickly to obey.
Again and again they sent up the rousing corps yell for Prescott and Holmes, with Brayton's name added. Turnback Haynes, finding no one to listen to him now, in anything he might have to say against Prescott, turned to stare at the heaving lines of gray. To himself, Haynes muttered curiously: "Humph!" That one word did not, however, do justice to Haynes's frame of mind.
Not less often does it happen that the turnback wonders at the comparative lack of esteem shown him. The reason, however, is very likely to be found in the fact that the turnback considers himself a mile or so above the new class members with whom circumstances have compelled him to cast his lot. It was so in this instance. Haynes felt that he was, properly, a first classman.
Should the Navy win the day's battle, then Cadets Haynes felt sure he could make a large number of men in the second class at the Military Academy believe that Prescott had allowed his ancient friendship to stand in the way of an Army victory. "Great Caesar, I might even succeed in getting to be president of the class yet!" muttered the turnback. "There they go again!"
"Humph!" grumbled the turnback. It soon developed, however, that Lehigh felt especially strong on its right end. Hence, much of the work seemed to devolve upon Dick and Greg. For twenty yarns down into Army territory that ball was forced. Then, after a gain of only two more yards, Lehigh was forced to surrender the ball. Army boosters stood up and cheered loudly.
Brayton and Spurlock were talking in low tones when the turnback approached them. "Brayton," began Haynes, "I want to ask you to do me a bit of a favor." Brayton did not stop his conversation with Spurlock, nor did he show any other sign of having heard the turnback. "Brayton! I beg your pardon!" But the first classman did not turn.
"That is, your time of triumph over me will never come. What else may happen it is yet a little too early to say." Cadet Prescott felt all the cold rage that was possible to him surging up inside. "Haynes," he went on, "it may seem odd of me to ask a favor from you." "Very odd, indeed!" sneered the turnback.
"What the deuce has got into them all?" wondered Haynes, though his heart sank, for, much as he wanted to ignore the meaning, it was becoming plain to him. Another cadet was passing along the walk. To him Haynes turned with an appealing face. "Lewis," began the turnback, "I am afraid I shall have to ask you " Whatever it was, Lewis did not wait to hear.
Cadet Prescott spoke without visible excitement, but gazed deeply into the shifty, angry eyes of the other. Haynes swallowed hard. Then he replied gruffly: "No; I don't deny it." "Why did you do that, Haynes?" "I haven't admitted that I did do it." "You know that you did, though." "Humph!" "Why did you do it?" "I'll tell you, then," hissed the turnback.
"I hope there will be, as you say, no hard feeling," mumbled Haynes, accepting the proffered hand weakly. Then the turnback left the room. Down the corridor, however, he strode heavily, angrily, muttering to himself: "The conceited puppy!" For a moment or two Dick stood looking out of his window, across the far-stretching plain that included the parade ground and the athletic field.
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