CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[Back to School]3
II.[Sunnywood Cottage]16
III.[Gary Reconsiders]36
IV.[Mr. Gordon Receives]52
V.[Mr. Hanks Rents a Room]69
VI.[Plato Society]89
VII.[Jim Makes a Promise]103
VIII.[Poke Uses Tact]114
IX.[Out For the Team]129
X.[Mr. Hanks Accepts Advice]148
XI.[On the Second]162
XII.[Gary is Surprised]172
XIII.[Poke on Canoes]183
XIV.[Up the River]193
XV.[The “Mi-Ka-Noo”]205
XVI.[Mr. Hanks as a Novelist]216
XVII.[The Game With St. Luke’s]227
XVIII.[Gary Challenges]235
XIX.[Poke Advertises]245
XX.[An Early Morning Practice]256
XXI.[The Great Race]267
XXII.[The Sword Falls!]284
XXIII.[Friday and Ill-luck]302
XXIV.[Hawthorne Comes to Conquer]316
XXV.[Jim Passes an Examination]332

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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[Jim was off with a clear field ahead]Frontispiece
[“Well, what do you think of that!” ejaculated Poke]11
[“This is Mrs. Hazard’s, isn’t it?”]27
[“What is it, Jim? Is anything wrong?” inquired Mrs. Hazard]37
[“This certainly beats dining-hall,” declared Poke]61
[“You a football man, Hazard?” Sargent asked]75
[“I am looking for accommodations, a room and—er—yes, board with it”]83
[“Look here,” he demanded, “what did you tell Duncan Sargent about me?”]125
[“Ever see a football before?” he asked]141
[They found Mr. Hanks at his desk]153
[Gil and Poke assisted in the household duties]181
[Hope, being a rather wise young lady, prepared a tray]295
[“We thought you might send him a telegram,” said Gary, boldly]309
[Jim takes his examination on the football field]329

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