The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics

E-text prepared by Jim Ludwig
The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics
or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure
By H. Irving Hancock
CHAPTERS I. A Jolt on a Quiet Day II. The Vanishing Man III. Dick Marches His Nine On IV. The Story of the Uniforms V. North Grammars Play Real Ball VI. Setting With a Teaser VII. Ted Teall Faces the Storm VIII. Two Rivals Plan Dire Revenge IX. Hi Martin Tries to Make Terms X. Babbling Butt-in XI. Ted Feels the Flare-Back XII. The North Grammar Captain Grilled XIII. Big Injun—-Heap Big Noise XIV. Crazy as a Porous Plaster XV. Bluffing Up to the Bug Game XVI. Ted's Terrors Full of Fight XVII. Dodge and Ripley Hear Something XVIII. Hi's Swimming Challenge XIX. Dave Darrin Flashes Fire XX. Arranging the Swimming Match XXI. Old Dut Gives Wise Counsel XXII. Hi Hears Something Elevating XXIII. Who Won the Swimming Matches? XXIV. Conclusion
There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this, Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
What's that? Tom Reade wanted to know. Supper?
Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
I'm still waiting for the information, insisted Tom after a short pause.
You may as well wait, retorted Dave. You wouldn't understand what I feel, anyway. Any fellow who can keep his mind on supper, on a grand June day like this——-
I imagine that you'll keep your mind on the meal when you reach the table, predicted Tom, grinning.
That'll be time enough, Dave rejoined. But I'm not going to profane the woods, on a perfect June day, by thinking of kitchen odors.