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"Prescott got ugly because the Dodges never paid that thousand-dollar reward," declared Bayliss. Dick heard, and with his eye still on Dodge, shouted out: "That's not true, Bayliss. You know you are not telling the truth!" Bayliss doubled his fists, and would have struck Prescott down from behind, but Wadleigh, who was a big and powerful fellow, caught Bayliss by his left arm, jerking him back.
With the farm and lands aforesaid he leaves the sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds " "Twenty Thousand Pounds!" ejaculated Robin, amazed "Surely my uncle was never so rich !" "He was a saving man and a careful one," said Mr. Bayliss, calmly, "You may take it for granted, Mr. Clifford, that his money was made through the course of his long life, in a thoroughly honest and straightforward manner!"
When the waiter appeared Dodge ordered two ice creams. "Queer what became of the mucker gang," observed Bayliss, after the waiter had departed. "Not a bit queer," retorted Bert. "That was why I wanted to meet you here this morning. I've found out where they are." "How did you find out?" demanded Bayliss. "Do you see this post card?" demanded Bert, laying a card on the table.
Bayliss, Fremont and Paulson signed the notice of the straw ride. This was the means by which the "soreheads" chose to announce that they would ignore the football squad call for Thursday. Wisely, for once, the principal did not choose to question the young men regarding the excitement attending the close of recess. Studies and recitations went on as usual. But feeling ran high.
Some lingered to the last possible moment that their intimacy or friendship with the deceased would allow, curious to hear something of the will what the amount of the net cash was that had been left, and how it had been disposed. But Mr. Bayliss, the lawyer, was a cautious man, and never gave himself away at any point.
I'm bigger than he is, and I wanted to give him satisfaction. Well, sir, he never moved a muscle! He stood there getting redder and redder, and his eyes watered. I don't say he cried, but his eyes watered. 'All right, Bayliss, said I. 'Slow with your fists, if that's your principle; but slow with your tongue, too, especially when the parties mentioned aren't present."
We ride out and find him—shot, dragged with the rope. That is not Apache trick, that, but the work of Kitchell and his snakes!" "Peace, amigo." Don Cazar’s raised finger silenced his man. "Bartolomé is right, Bayliss. Kitchell is beginning to nibble at the Range. He has not many sources of supply left.
The ring at the front door had found him deep in an extremely interesting piece of news in his halfpenny morning paper, and he was guiltily aware of having delayed in answering it. "Bayliss," said Mr. Crocker in a cautious undertone, "go and tell Mrs. Crocker that Mrs. Pett is waiting to see her. She's in the morning-room. If you're asked, say you let her in. Get me?"
"And all on account of such a gang of muckers as the fellows who call themselves Dick & Co.!" Nor did young Bayliss fare any better on his return home that night. He, too, was ordered away for the remainder of the summer by his father, who had just returned from abroad, nor was he allowed to accompany Bert Dodge. What of Dick & Co. during all this time?
Several more football aspirants neared and entered the gym. The name of each was called off by Bert. "This is the first year," chuckled Bayliss, "when Gridley hasn't had a chance for a star eleven." "I'll miss the game, myself, like fury," commented Dodge. "All through last season, when I played on the second eleven, I was looking forward to this year."
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