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Ranger also supported Yorke's motion. Very likely the mutineers would
crow, and say the club couldn't get on without them. No more they
could, in a sense. But he, for one, was not going to ask them to come
back, and would sooner break up the club, and let them have the
satisfaction of knowing they had injured Fellsgarth.
Amid loud cheers Corder followed. He was sorry, he said, there was to
be no more football, but supposed there was nothing else they could do.
He was glad to see some Moderns present, even though they were only
juniors. (Laughter.) It showed that there were some fellows on the
Modern side that stuck by the School. He fancied these youngsters could
take care of themselves. He was glad to hear a human voice again.
(Laughter.) It might be fun to some present, but he could assure them
it was none to him. No one had spoken to him for four days. He was cut
by his house, and had to thank even some of the juniors present for
assisting to make his life in Forder's miserable. He didn't care much,
so far. They might make him cave in, in the long run. (No! Stick
out!) Let the fellow who cried "Stick out," come and try it. His only
offence had been that he had played for the School. To do anything for
the School was now considered a crime on the Modern side. (Shame.)
Anyhow, he should vote for the captain's motion; and though he wasn't
particularly sweet on the Classics as a body, he was beginning to think
they weren't quite as bad as his own side.
Percy hereupon rose, amid derisive cheers. He didn't know why the names
of him and his lot had been brought in; but he just wanted to say that
they were here to-day because they had a right to come, and weren't
going to be kept out by anybody--not if they knew it. (Rather not!) He
and his lot thought there wasn't much to choose between anybody,
especially the juniors of the Classic side, who thought they were jolly
clever, but were about the biggest stuck-uppest louts he-- (Order. Kick
him out.) He hoped the meeting would rally round the School shop, where
every one was treated alike, and got the best grub for the money of any
school going. They were going to get some Ribston-- (Order. Time.)
All right. They shouldn't hear what he was going to say now. (Loud
cheers.)
Yorke said they all seemed to be pretty much of the same mind; and he
would put his motion to the vote.
This accordingly was done, and carried without a dissentient voice.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
A BELEAGUERED GARRISON.
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