OVER THE LINE THEY SHOT—WINNERS (Page 122)

THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS
Or, Fun and Sport Afloat and Ashore

BY
ARTHUR M. WINFIELD
AUTHOR OF “THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS,” “THE ROVER BOYS SERIES,” “BOB, THE PHOTOGRAPHER,” ETC.

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1906
by
THE MERSHON COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Out on the Ice 1

II. A Game of Snap-the-Whip 8

III. The Bully of the School 17

IV. A Dose of Snow and Icicles 27

V. The Doctored Cake 37

VI. The Basket in the Tree 46

VII. In the Classroom 56

VIII. The Boathouse Fire 65

IX. Under Suspicion 74

X. From Cellar to Attic 82

XI. Josiah Crabtree’s Troubles 92

XII. Facing the Music 102

XIII. A Challenge Accepted 110

XIV. The Boat Races 117

XV. Target Practice 123

XVI. About a Mad Dog 130

XVII. In the Cave 138

XVIII. Seen through a Spyglass 145

XIX. Another Challenge 152

XX. On the Ball-Field 160

XXI. Marching to Camp 168

XXII. A Night of Fun 176

XXIII. The General Alarm 187

XXIV. An Attack and a Fight 195

XXV. Jack Makes a Discovery 202

XXVI. The Men in the Woods 209

XXVII. Up in a Balloon 218

XXVIII. Three Boys and Three Dogs 225

XXIX. The Oil Well 232

XXX. Something of a Find—Conclusion 239

INTRODUCTION

My Dear Boys:

This tale of “The Putnam Hall Rivals” is a companion story to “The Putnam Hall Cadets” brought out about a year ago. It relates the further adventures of Jack Ruddy, Pepper Ditmore, and their chums, at and near Putnam Hall, an ideal boarding school for boys, located upon a beautiful lake in the upper portion of the State of New York.