Even his own rough followers turned to eye him in disgust.
Before they left the grounds some of the Military School boys had heard a whisper or two of what Barnes planned.
The soldier is drilled to fair play, and to detestation of cowardice.
These young military students passed the word quickly.

They left the grounds at once, but formed near by, on a side street near where they learned that Barnes and his rough mob lay in ambush.
"I declare, that's the neatest, most military thing I ever saw done!" laughed Dave Darrin.
"And done by the boys you made fun of as sham West Pointers!" laughed Dick quizzically.
"But I didn't mean it," protested Dave, growing very red.

"These are splendid fellows.

Evidently they think that they, too, are entitled to say a word or two about the good name of Fordham." "You didn't like the first look of these fellows, Dave, because they had started to cheer for Fordham High School.

But did you notice that they cheered no more for Fordham after Reade answered Phin Drayne so forcibly." "It's a fact that these men didn't boost any more for Fordham," assented Dave.