The Purple Pennant

by Ralph Henry Barbour

[“Like a white streak, Perry breasted the string”]

THE
PURPLE PENNANT

BY

RALPH HENRY BARBOUR

AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET PLAY,” “THE LUCKY SEVENTH,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY

NORMAN P. ROCKWELL

NEW YORK AND LONDON
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1916

Copyright, 1916, by

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

Printed in the United States of America