The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall; Or, Great Days in School and Out

by Spencer Davenport

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER		PAGE
[I.]	A Rash Impulse	1
[II.]	The Runaway	8
[III.]	A Narrow Escape	15
[IV.]	Facing the Music	22
[V.]	Uncle Aaron Rages	30
[VI.]	Teddy’S Banishment	38
[VII.]	The Missing Papers	45
[VIII.]	A Fruitless Search	53
[IX.]	Chasing the Tramps	60
[X.]	Bunk Goes Crazy	68
[XI.]	The Robbery	76
[XII.]	Off for Rally Hall	85
[XIII.]	Andy Shanks, Bully	91
[XIV.]	“Hardtack” Rally	98
[XV.]	Learning the Ropes	104
[XVI.]	A Jolly Crowd	111
[XVII.]	Teddy’s Joke	118
[XVIII.]	Kicking the Pigskin	125
[XIX.]	The Man With the Scar	133
[XX.]	A Rattling Game	147
[XXI.]	A Desperate Struggle	155
[XXII.]	Andy Shanks Gets Busy	162
[XXIII.]	The Blow Falls	168
[XXIV.]	A Puzzling Case	175
[XXV.]	To the Rescue	182
[XXVI.]	Sid Wilton Tells	190
[XXVII.]	The Baseball Team	196
[XXVIII.]	An Exciting Battle	202
[XXIX.]	Andy Shanks “Gets His”	218
[XXX.]	The Capture–Conclusion	231

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THE RUSHTON BOYS AT RALLY HALL

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CHAPTER I
A RASH IMPULSE

“Get back, Jim. It’s over your head.”

The ball had left the bat with a ringing crack that made it soar high into the air toward left field.

Jim Dabney, who was playing left, made a hard run for it, but stumbled over a clump of grass, and the ball just touched the end of his fingers.

“Wow!” he yelled, wringing his hand, “there’s another nail gone.”