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"Order," said Frank, rapping on the table. The boys all took their chairs; and Frank stated the business of the meeting, which was to elect a coxswain for the next two weeks. ORDER SAID FRANK RAPPING ON THE TABLE THE BOYS ALL TOOK THEIR CHAIRS AND FRANK SAVED THE BUSINESS OF THE MEETING WHICH WAS TO ELECT A COXSWAIN FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
ut I doubt it." "I am pretty sure I could." "Perhaps you will be elected the next coxswain, Charley," continued Fred; and there was a slight twinkle in his mischievous eye. "No! Oh, no! I'm sure _I_ don't want to be coxswain." "You don't!" "No; I never thought of such a thing." "Didn't?" "I'm sure I never did." "Then I will tell the fellows, so that they needn't throw their votes away upon you," said Fred roguishly. "Well, as to that, of course I should serve if chosen. I want to do just what the fellows want to have me do." "They don't want you to be coxswain if you don't wish to be, because there are enough of them who do desire the office." "Well, I don't exactly want it, but----" Charles suddenly paused. "But what, Charley?" "I want the club should have the best officer we can get." Fred laughed heartily. "I want the office, Charley; I should like it first-rate," continued he; "but I don't expect to get it, and am perfectly willing to abide the decision of the club. Majority rules. IED CHARLES MORE BOLDLY I DON'T KNOW BUT YOU COULD CHARLEY ANSWERED FRED BUT I DOUBT IT I AM PRETTY SURE I COULD PERHAPS YOU WILL BE ELECTED THE NEXT COXSWAIN CHARLIE CONTINUED FRED AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT TWINKLE IN HIS MISCHIEVOUS EYE NO OH NO I'M SURE I DON'T WANT TO BE COXSWAIN YOU DON'T NO I NEVER THOUGHT OF SUCH A THING DIDN'T I'M SURE I NEVER DID THEN I WILL TELL THE FELLOWS SO THAT THEY NEEDN'T THROW THEIR VOTES AWAY UPON YOU SAID FRED ROGUISHLY WELL AS TO THAT OF COURSE I SHOULD SERVE IF CHOSEN I WANT TO DO JUST WHAT THE FELLOWS WANT TO HAVE ME DO THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO BE COXSWAIN IF YOU DON'T WISH TO BE BECAUSE THERE ARE ENOUGH OF THEM WHO DO DESIRE THE OFFICE WELL I DON'T EXACTLY WANT IT BUT CHARLES SUDDENLY PAUSED BUT WHAT CHARLIE I WANT THE CLUB SHOULD HAVE THE BEST OFFICER WE CAN GET FRED LAUGHED HEARTILY I WANT THE OFFICE CHARLIE I SHOULD LIKE IT FIRST RATE CONTINUED HE BUT I DON'T EXPECT TO GET IT AND AM PERFECTLY WILLING TO ABIDE THE DECISION OF THE CLUB MAJORITY RULES
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