CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.—[The winner of the mile]1
II.—[A visiting card]12
III.—[On the cinders]22
IV.—[Hal has an idea]33
V.—[“Mr. Peter Burley, Blackwater, Col.”]45
VI.—[“Right guard back!”]57
VII.—[“The Ranch”]65
VIII.—[Pete’s club table]73
IX.—[The duck hunt]86
X.—[Dinner for two]96
XI.—[The capsized boat]106
XII.—[Tommy corrects a report]120
XIII.—[Pete writes home]130
XIV.—[Hockey—with variations]139
XV.—[In the “Corral”]147
XVI.—[The indoor meeting]157
XVII.—[Allan leaves the club table]172
XVIII.—[An alarm of fire]181
XIX.—[Pete puts the shot]193
XX.—[Track and Field]203
XXI.—[Sunshine and shadow]210
XXII.—[A newspaper paragraph]218
XXIII.—[The freshman game]227
XXIV.—[“On your mark!”]239
XXV.—[The last event]254
XXVI.—[“Vale”]263

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING
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[“Fooling?” Burley echoed. “Why, no, I ain’t fooling.”]Frontispiece
[A white-clad form sped across the finish.] 11
[“Sorry you don’t approve of them.”] 94
[Pete tipped him over the barrier.] 143

ON YOUR MARK

[CHAPTER I]
THE WINNER OF THE MILE

“All out for the mile!”