Copyright, 1921, 1922, by

The Century Co.

PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
IIntroduces a Pair of Shoes[3]
IIThe Girl in the White Middy[13]
IIICakes and Ale[28]
IVKewpie Starts Something[37]
VIn the Performance of Duty[52]
VINed is Firm[61]
VIIHigh School Accepts Defeat[70]
VIIIIn the Miser’s House[84]
IXLaurie Hears News[98]
XPolly Entertains[110]
XINed Speaks Out[120]
XIIThe Committee on Arrangements[130]
XIIINed Gets into the Game[141]
XIVThe Fete[154]
XVNed Has an Idea[170]
XVIPolly Tells a Spook Story[179]
XVIILaurie Makes a Protest[190]
XVIIIBefore the Battle[201]
XIXNed is Missing[213]
XXFor the Honor of the Turners[223]
XXIThe Understudy[238]
XXIIThe Boys Make a Present[250]
XXIIIThe Secret Passage[262]
XXIVA Merry Christmas[272]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Through the secret door[Frontispiece]
“Hello, fellows! Salutations and everything!”[36]
“But don’t you think almanacs make mistakes sometimes?” asked Polly[136]
“Turner. Guess he’s going to kick a goal for ’em.”[240]