“It therefore pains me to report that, in consideration of past offenses and because of his continued disregard for regulations or authority, the Student Government League respectfully recommends to the faculty and Principal Sawyer that Mr. Edward Summers be expelled from Lillard High School!”
Obadiah laid a long hand against his long face and waited to observe the effect of this recommendation upon those present in the assembly room.
We were stunned all right. I really hadn’t thought Obadiah would go that far. I didn’t want to see Eddie get put out of school. It was easy for anyone to tell that Obadiah was trying to get around a bad situation by making an example of Eddie. But what worried me most was that Principal Sawyer looked like he was going to back up the recommend!
There wasn’t a sound for about two good breaths, when suddenly Eddie jumped to his feet, eyes gleaming.
“Excuse me, sir. It was the Sophs who ducked you!”
Have you ever been some place during a storm when the air all at once seemed full of electricity? Well, you’ll know how we felt then—our skin prickled!
Obadiah gave Eddie a look like he didn’t have any use for a fellow who would try to shift the blame.
“Prove it!” he challenged.
“I can’t,” said Eddie, and sat down again.
Obadiah smiled soberly. You’d have to see him do it to appreciate how anyone could smile soberly. He was sure Eddie had been trying to spoof him.