To
Elizabeth Bradlee Forrest


CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.—[Rodney Climbs a Hill]1
II.—[Rodney Meets the Twins]14
III.—[“Westcott’s”]31
IV.—[Phineas Kittson]40
V.—[Rodney Encounters Watson]48
VI.—[Rodney is Discovered]62
VII.—[Coach Cotting Exacts a Promise]79
VIII.—[Croquet and Confessions]91
IX.—[Reflected Glory]103
X.—[Rodney Joins the Squad]115
XI.—[Kitty Supplies a Sensation]125
XII.—[Cotting is Puzzled]136
XIII.—[The Final Cut]148
XIV.—[The Twins are Bored]164
XV.—[Finger Rock]182
XVI.—[Tad in Danger]199
XVII.—[Kitty Climbs to the Rescue]211
XVIII.—[Ludlow Scores a Safety]222
XIX.—[Nearing the Goal]233
XX.—[Rodney Hesitates]242
XXI.—[Cotting Tells a Story]253
XXII.—[The Eve of the Battle]263
XXIII.—[Bursley Arrives]271
XXIV.—[The Battle is On]285
XXV.—[Rodney Finds Himself]294

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[“Rodney, startled, whisked around”]Frontispiece
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[“Finally Jack sent a swift ball across the court”]186
[“Very slowly Tad turned his face over his shoulder”]212
[“Hands seized him and arms lifted him aloft”]300