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222 Boys came up to Harry at intervals through the day, asking him why the meeting was called, but he gave them all the same mystifying answer—"Wait and see."

Even Frank Windsor had not been taken into his confidence, and was quite indignant that Harry should make such a secret of what was probably a trivial matter. The mysterious secrecy achieved, however, its purpose in bringing out the next day a full attendance at the meeting. Harry mounted the platform and stood, and when the boys were silent he said:— "The meeting will please come to order. I will ask Mr. Eldredge to take the chair."

Thereupon Mr. Eldredge mounted the platform, and Harry descended from it, and standing on the floor said:— "Mr. Chairman, I called this meeting because I wish to tender my resignation as president. I should like to say a few words in explanation. Rupert Ormsby is coming back here for field-day. Everybody knows Ormsby was the best athlete in the school. He ought