For Daniel Baxter, 4.
“Hurrah! Jack is elected!” cried Pepper, and rushing forward he caught his chum by the hand.
“I congratulate you, Major Ruddy,” said Captain Putnam, with a smile.
“I move we make the election of Jack Ruddy unanimous!” called out Bart Conners. “I voted for him, and I want all of you to do the same.”
“Hurrah! That’s the way to talk!” sang out a student. “Bart, you’re a good fellow.”
“Three cheers for Major Ruddy, Captain Putnam, and Bart Conners!” came the cry, and the cheers were given with a will. But Dan Baxter and his cronies did not join in.
“They sold me out!” muttered the bully to Mumps. “Some of the fellows who said they’d vote for me didn’t vote for me at all.”
“I’d square up with them for it,” returned the sneak.
“I shall—and I’ll square up with Jack Ruddy too,” added Dan Baxter, bitterly.