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Title: The High School Left End
Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron
Author: H. Irving Hancock
Release Date: June 23, 2004 [EBook #12691]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ASCII
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THE HIGH SCHOOL LEFT END
or Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron
By H. Irving Hancock
CONTENTS
CHAPTERS
I. Sulking in the Football Camp
II. The Start of the Dodge Mystery
III. Dick Stumbles on Something
IV. The 'Soreheads' in Conclave
V. At the End of the Trail
VI. The Small Soul of a Gentleman
VII. The Football Notice Goes Up
VIII. Dick Fires Both Barrels
IX. Bayliss Gets Some Advice
X. Two Girls Turn the Laugh
XI. Does Football Teach Real Nerve
XII. Dick, Like Caesar, Refuses the Crown
XIII. Bert Dodge "Starts Something"
XIV. The "Strategy" of a School Traitor
XV. A "Fear" for the Plotter
XVI. "The Cattle Car for Yours"
XVII. Facing the "School Cut"
XVIII. "Prin." Gets in the Practice
XIX. Laura and Belle Have a Secret
XX. In the Line of Daring
XXI. The Price of Bravery
XXII. The Thanksgiving Day Game
XXIII. Sulker and Real Man
XXIV. Conclusion
CHAPTER I
SULKING IN THE FOOTBALL CAMP
"Football is all at sixes and sevens, this year," muttered Dave
Darrin disconsolately.
"I can tell you something more than that," added Tom Reade mysteriously.
"What?" asked Dick Prescott, looking at Reade with interest, for
it was unusual for Reade to employ that tone or air.
"Two members of the Athletics Committee have intimated to Coach
Morton that they'd rather see football passed by this year."
"_What_?" gasped Dick. He was staring hard now.
"Fact," nodded Tom. "At least, I believe it to be a fact."
"There must be something wrong with that news," put in Greg Holmes
anxiously.
"No; I think it's all straight enough," persisted Tom, shaking
his head to silence Holmes. "It came to me straight enough, though
I don't feel at liberty to tell you who told m
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