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  THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS

  Or, Good Times in School and Out

  by

  ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

  Author of "The Rover Boys Series," "Bob, The Photographer," etc.

  Illustrated

  Grosset & DunlapPublishers . New York

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  BY THE SAME AUTHOR

  THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS; Or, Fun and Sport Afloat and Ashore. THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS; Or, Good Times in School and Out. THE ROVER BOYS ON THE PLAINS; Or, The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch. THE ROVER BOYS ON THE RIVER; Or, The Search for the Missing Houseboat. THE ROVER BOYS IN CAMP; Or, The Rivals of Pine Island. THE ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEA; Or, The Crusoes of Seven Islands. THE ROVER BOYS IN THE MOUNTAINS; Or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune. THE ROVER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES; Or, The Secret of the Island Cave. THE ROVER BOYS OUT WEST; Or, The Search for a Lost Mine. THE ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLE; Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa. THE ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEAN; Or, A Chase for a Fortune. THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL; Or, The Cadets of Putnam Hall.

  _12mo, finely illustrated and bound in cloth._ _Price, per volume, 60 cents._

  GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS . NEW YORK

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  Copyright, 1901byThe Mershon Company

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I. Introducing Some Cadets 1 II. The Mysterious Sloop 10 III. A Case of Bribery 19 IV. Electing a Major 29 V. Off on a Picnic 38 VI. An Odd Bit of Punishment 47 VII. How the Boat Races were Won 56 VIII. The Cadets to the Rescue 66 IX. The Chums Make a Call 74 X. In the Hands of the Enemy 84 XI. A Great Game of Football 92 XII. Happenings after the Game 101 XIII. The Circus, and a Monkey 110 XIV. All about a Tiger 120 XV. Prisoners of a Wild Beast 129 XVI. Off on a Long March 138 XVII. Mumps Sees a Ghost 147 XVIII. The Young Major Shows His Courage 156 XIX. The Result of the Nutting Party 165 XX. Out in the Cold 175 XXI. The Boys "Hold the Fort" 185 XXII. Josiah Crabtree is Nonplused 194 XXIII. Buried under the Snow 203 XXIV. A Challenge Accepted 210 XXV. How the Fight Ended 217 XXVI. Friends in Need 225 XXVII. The Punishment of a Bully 233 XXVIII. The Results of a Fire 241 XXIX. The Disappearance of George Strong 249 XXX. A Lucky Escape--Conclusion 257