WHITE RABBITS 116

X THE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE 131

XI HARRY FINDS A CLUE 143

XII A NIGHT IN THE QUARRY 156

XIII FORMING THE HOCKEY TEAM 169

XIV THE ENTERTAINMENT AND HOW IT ENDED 183

XV A DEFEAT, A VICTORY AND A CHALLENGE 196

XVI "JUST FOR THE SCHOOL" 210

XVII THE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP IS DECIDED 221

XVIII ON FOX ISLAND 236

XIX A NIGHT ALARM 247

XX ROY VISITS HAMMOND 258

XXI FERRY HILL CHANGES ITS LEADER 272

XXII THE POACHING 286

XXIII ON INNER BOUNDS 298

XXIV SID'S POPULAR PROTEST--AND WHAT FOLLOWED 311

XXV THE BOAT-RACE 327

XXVI THE GAME WITH HAMMOND 338

XXVII THE CRIMSON SWEATER DISAPPEARS 352

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The Final Game between Ferry Hill and Hammond--_Frontispiece_

Roy Porter 9

"'That will do, Horace,' said the newcomer. 'You can
rest awhile'" 21

"Roy lifted his hat, and nodded with a friendly smile, but
his only reward was an unseeing glance from the blue eyes" 45

"'If you'll do your honest best there, I'll stick to you
as long as you live'" 51

"'Run along, Porter,' counselled the peacemaker" 55

"'Of course I wasn't christened Chub'" 61

"'Poor old 'Thuselah,' she murmured" 73

"Even Harry joined her shrill voice, the while she waved
her flag valiantly" 91

"Roy leaped upward and forward, clearing him by a
foot"