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The High School Left End - Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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Across the street, and not far from the gymnasium building, was
an apartment house in which two apartments were vacant. Being
well acquainted with the agent, Bayliss borrowed the key to one
of the apartments. Before half past two that afternoon, Bayliss
and Dodge were in hiding, where they could look out through a
movable shutter at the gymnasium building.

"There go Prescott, Darrin and Reade," Bayliss soon reported.

"Oh, of course; they'll answer the football call," sniffed Dodge.
"It was over fellows just like them that the whole trouble started."

"And there's Dalzell, Hazelton and Hanshew. Griffith is just
behind them."

"Yes; all muckers," nodded Dodge.

"There's Coach Morton."

"Of course; he has to attend," replied Dodge, coming toward the
shuttered window. "But I'll wager old Morton isn't feeling over-happy
this afternoon."

"I don't know," grumbled Bayliss. "There he is at the gym. door,
shaking hands with Dick Prescott and Dave Darrin, and laughing
pretty heartily."

"Laughing to keep his courage up, I reckon," clicked Bert Dodge
dryly. "Morton knows he's going to miss a lot of faces that he'd
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