"Then we may as well be going, doctor. You'll come to the station
with me, won't you?"
"In one moment," replied the principal. He turned to Dick, sorrowfully
holding out his hand.
"Prescott, whatever I may do will be the result of long and careful
thought, or at the order of the superintendent or of the Board
of Education. If you really are guilty, I hope you will pause,
think and resolve, ere it is too late, to make a man of yourself
hereafter. If you are innocent, I hope, with all my heart, that
you will succeed in proving it. And to that end you may have
any possible aid that I can give you. Goodbye, Prescott. Goodbye,
madam! May peace be with you."
Half way down the stairs Dr. Thornton turned around to say:
"Of course, you quite comprehend, Prescott, that, pending official
action by the school authorities, you must be suspended from the
Gridley High School!"
As soon as the door had closed Dick half-tottered back into his
room. He did not close the door, but crossed to the window, where
he stood looking out upon a world that had darkened fearfully.
Then, without having heard a step, Dick Prescott felt his mother's
arms enfold him.
CHAPTER IX
LAURA BENTLEY IS WIDE AWAKE
Suspended!
That did not mean expulsion, but it did mean that, until the school
authorities had taken definite action on the case, young Prescott
could not again attend H.S., or any other school under the control
of the Board of Education.
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