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  THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS _Or, Fun and Sport Afloat and Ashore_

  BY ARTHUR M. WINFIELD AUTHOR OF "THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS," "THE ROVER BOYS SERIES," "BOB, THE PHOTOGRAPHER," ETC.

  NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS

  Copyright, 1906 by THE MERSHON COMPANY

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I. Out on the Ice 1 II. A Game of Snap-the-Whip 8 III. The Bully of the School 17 IV. A Dose of Snow and Icicles 27 V. The Doctored Cake 37 VI. The Basket in the Tree 46 VII. In the Classroom 56 VIII. The Boathouse Fire 65 IX. Under Suspicion 74 X. From Cellar to Attic 82 XI. Josiah Crabtree's Troubles 92 XII. Facing the Music 102 XIII. A Challenge Accepted 110 XIV. The Boat Races 117 XV. Target Practice 123 XVI. About a Mad Dog 130 XVII. In the Cave 138 XVIII. Seen through a Spyglass 145 XIX. Another Challenge 152 XX. On the Ball-Field 160 XXI. Marching to Camp 168 XXII. A Night of Fun 176 XXIII. The General Alarm 187 XXIV. An Attack and a Fight 195 XXV. Jack Makes a Discovery 202 XXVI. The Men in the Woods 209 XXVII. Up in a Balloon 218 XXVIII. Three Boys and Three Dogs 225 XXIX. The Oil Well 232 XXX. Something of a Find--Conclusion 239

  INTRODUCTION

  My Dear Boys:

  This tale of "The Putnam Hall Rivals" is a companion story to "ThePutnam Hall Cadets" brought out about a year ago. It relates the furtheradventures of Jack Ruddy, Pepper Ditmore, and their chums, at and nearPutnam Hall, an ideal boarding school for boys, located upon a beautifullake in the upper portion of the State of New York. As at all boardingacademies there are many keen rivalries,--in the classrooms, at thegymnasium, on the athletic field, and also on the lake. The majority ofthe boys are upright and open-hearted, but among the cadets there are tobe found a few who are mean and even base, and these do a number ofthings which cause our heroes not a little trouble.

  The "Putnam Hall Series" was started at the earnest solicitation of anumber of my young friends who had read my "Rover Boys Series" andwanted to know more about what had happened at Putnam Hall previous tothe coming of the three Rover brothers on the scene. When the Roversarrived they found at the academy a set of wide-awake lads, full of funand "go," and it is about these that the present tale concerns itself.

  Once again I thank the thousands of boys, and girls too, who have showntheir appreciation of my efforts to amuse and instruct them. May youenjoy this volume from the first page to the last, is the earnest wishof the author.

  Affectionately and sincerely yours, Arthur M. Winfield.

  _June 5, 1906._

  THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS