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| [THE FOUR LADS BEGAN TO TUG AT THE TREE TRUNK] | Frontispiece |
| [IT WAS A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION] | 33 |
| [THE ENRAGED BEAST CAME TO A STOP BENEATH THEM] | 171 |
| [“LET THEM HAVE A DOSE OF ROCKS,” CRIED JACK] | 234 |
THE ROVER BOYS ON
SUNSET TRAIL
CHAPTER I
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE LAKE
“Some baseball game, if you ask me!” exclaimed Andy Rover, as he threw his cap high into the air in satisfaction.
“Jack had the whole bunch from Longley guessing from the start,” added Andy’s twin brother, Randy Rover.
“What got me was the way Tommy Flanders was batted out of the box in that fatal sixth inning,” put in Captain Fred Rover. “It was worse than the time we batted him out before,” and he grinned broadly.
“You mustn’t give me too much credit for winning that game,” came modestly from Major Rover, as he smiled at his cousins and the other cadets of Colby Hall who were with him, all togged out in their natty baseball uniforms. “Remember, I made only one of the eleven runs we got. Fred made two and so did Dan, while Gif brought in three.”
“Of course we all helped, Jack,” returned Gif Garrison, the captain of the Colby Hall nine. “But what counts big with us is that you held Longley down to a sum total of one big goose egg. Wow! that’s enough to keep them off the diamond for a year or two.”
“And I hope it does,” came from Spouter Powell, who had gone with the team as a substitute. “Remember, our team has got to be thoroughly reorganized next season, with Jack and Fred and Gif dropping out.”