The High School Freshmen - Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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"Who sent you that message over the 'phone?" questioned the reporter. The seven Board members pricked up their ears still more keenly. "I don't know," came Editor Pollock's voice. "But I suspect it came from the Business Men's Club. That's a wide-awake and progressive crowd, you know, and full of local pride, even in our High School boys. But, Spencer, I'm in just a bit of a fix. I had already run out six lines on the bulletin board announcing that a sudden death had taken place in the School Board meeting. Now, I've got to run out another bulletin and explain. Spencer, you'd better come back here on the jump. Good-bye!" As the bell rang off, and the reporter laid the instrument back on the table, he said: "Gentlemen, I am ordered back to my office in haste. Yet, before I go, as a matter of news interest, I think I'd better ask you whether any action is going to be taken forbidding football in the High School?" "N-n-not to the best of our knowledge," stammered Chairman Stone. "We have---taken no action along that line." "Are you likely to take any such action tonight?" "I---I---think not." "Thank you, and goodnight, gentlemen. I offer you my apology |
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