ol clubs by the nine juniors, as the profits for the term on
the business of the School shop.

Which of these two events produced the more terrific cheers the reader
must take upon himself to decide.

An hour later, Messrs. Wally, D'Arcy, Ashby, Fisher minor, Percy,
Cottle, Lickford, Ramshaw, and Cash, limited, walked arm in arm across
the Green, after a farewell call on Mrs Stratton, on their way to the
School omnibus, which waited at the Watch-Tower. Their progress was
temporarily interrupted by the sudden bolt of Fisher minor in pursuit of
a lank, cadaverous figure, wearing the Modern colours, who was strolling
innocently off in the direction of Mr Forder's house.

"The young un's got 'em again," said Wally. "Here, come back, young
Fisher minor, can't you? We shan't wait."

Fisher minor pulled up. He looked wistfully first at the retreating
figure in the distance, then at his eight friends. With a sigh he
decided on the latter; and for that term, at least, finally abandoned
the quest of his unlucky half-crown.

It took some little time to arrange matters on the omnibus, as one or
two innocent middle-boys had had the audacity to occupy the box-seat and
the row behind, and had to be cajoled or pulled down. How could any one
dare, when those two seats just held nine, to imagine that they were not
sacred property?

"That's better," said Wally, when at last the party were safely up, with
two rugs over their eighteen knees, and a gross of brandy-balls
circulating for the common comfort. "Touch 'em up, driver. Give 'em
their heads! I tell you what, you chaps, this has been rather a slow
half. I vote we have some larks next term."

"Rather!" chimed in the chorus.

THE END.

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