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52 good influence in the school. He even made a point of going round among the members of the Crown and telling them in an emphatic way that they must not act like snobs and ignore fellows who were outside the society; he tried to impress it on them that it was their duty to be genial and friendly with every one.

"That's what we've been this last week," Tom Albree said bluntly. "That's what's going to elect you president."

And at that Frank Windsor and one or two others laughed, and Harry looked annoyed.

"You ought to be that way all the time," he said, "not just when you want to get something out of people."

What with the virtuous consciousness of being a good influence in the school and the fresh security that Rupert's avowed purpose not to contest the election gave him, Harry was quite happy. He went about with a brisk cheerfulness and a pleasant smile for the little boys as well as the big; he flattered a lot of small second-formers by kicking a football with them one day during the noon recess;