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Updated: May 13, 2025
"Oh, I say," muttered Jack Vance, "now there'll be a row!" Jack's prophecy was soon fulfilled. The watch and chain could not be found, and there was but little doubt that they had been stolen. Mr. Welsby called the boys together, and though he spoke in a calm and collected manner, with no trace of passion in his voice, yet his words made them all tremble.
I've talked the matter over with Mr. Welsby, and he seems willing to give the thing another trial." An excited murmur ran through the crowd. "Wait a minute," interrupted the speaker, holding up his hand. "Mr. Welsby has left it with me to make arrangements for the match, and I shall only do so on one condition.
Welsby!" cried half a dozen voices in withering tones; "of course not!"
Welsby wrote back a polite note expressing regret that he did not see his way clear to permit a continuation of the matches. This was the signal for an outbreak of open hostilities between the two schools: the Philistines charged the Birchites in the open street with being afraid to meet them in the field.
"Yes, that's so," answered Vance. "He hates us all partly, I believe, because his son's a Philistine. I wonder old Welsby doesn't get another man." "His son's a what?" asked Diggory; but at that moment Acton came marching round the room ordering every one out into the playground, and Jack Vance hurried off to get his cap and muffler without replying to the question.
Welsby kept the boys at the table for nearly a quarter of an hour after the meal was finished, talking over his plans for the coming term, and when at last he finished there was a regular stampede for the playground. Acton was leading the rush; he dashed through the garden doorway, and then stopped dead with an exclamation of dismay.
Every one, however, denied having touched the things mentioned. A general search was made; but the missing articles could not be found, and at length the matter was reported to Mr. Welsby. The latter was evidently greatly displeased on hearing the facts of the case.
Welsby himself; while the second remained behind in what was known as the schoolroom, and received instruction from Mr. Blake. It was while thus occupied on the first morning of the term that the lower division were surprised by the sudden appearance of a new boy.
His fellows were in danger, their wives were white-faced and their children were crying, and he buckled on his harness and went to the assault with no more thought for self than great men have in a great cause; and he is dead. I saw him go to his death. I wish I could tell you of Welsby of Normanton.
Directly after tea Acton button-holed Diggory, and taking him aside said, "Look here, I'm in an awful rage about these thing's being prigged, because, of course, I've got the key of the shed; and didn't you hear what old Welsby said about it? It looks uncommonly as if I were the thief. You remember what you said the other night when we had that feed, about seeing that man?
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