GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS · NEW YORK
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
Copyright, 1901
BY
THE 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
INTRODUCTION
My Dear Boys: In bringing out this story, “The Putnam Hall Cadets,” the initial volume in the “Putnam Hall Series,” I feel it necessary to make an explanation why it is that this tale is brought out when I have already written so much concerning the doings of the students at Putnam Hall.