Chapter I: Front Matter

Team-Mates

Team-Mates

By
Ralph Henry Barbour

Author of “The Crimson Sweater,” “Captain Chub,”
“Harry’s Island,” etc.

With Illustrations
By C. M. Relyea

New York
The Century Co.
1911

Copyright, 1910, 1911, by
THE CENTURY CO.

_Published September, 1911_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. A NEW BOY ARRIVES 3
II. WEST HOUSE SITS IN JUDGMENT 16
III. A VISIT TO THE INQUISITORY 28
IV. NICKNAMES AND MUSIC 51
V. CAL IS CHRISTENED 69
VI. CAL SETTLES DOWN 85
VII. HOMESICKNESS AND GINGERBREAD 102
VIII. NED LAYS DOWN THE LAW 116
IX. THE GHOST IN THE ORCHARD 139
X. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS 160
XI. THE MISSING MONEY 180
XII. THE GIRL NEXT DOOR 193
XIII. IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY 217
XIV. CAL MUTINIES 234
XV. MOLLY TAKES A HAND 250
XVI. THE PIPPIN CLUB IS FORMED 267
XVII. CAL BUYS A SUIT 284
XVIII. A FALLING-OUT 302
XIX. THE SECOND GAME 315
XX. RUMORS AND EXCITEMENT 337
XXI. A MYSTERY IS EXPLAINED 354
XXII. MOLLY WAVES A FLAG 366

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

Beside Sandy, tripped the Obnoxious Kid, waving
triumphantly her red and white banner _Frontispiece_

“Is this West House?” he asked 23

“Got any other togs in that gripsack of yours?” 35

“My name’s John Boland. What’s yours?” 41

“Yo heave ho! When the wind do blow――” 67

“Please don’t throw me in,” begged Claire 79

“But, honest, Cal, they won’t do!” 99

Ned viewed Cal’s costume with misgiving 117

“Here’s a place where there’s a picket off!” 133

Panic seized the company 143

“Good evening. We――we came for the apples” 173

“Well, it’s gone,” said Ned 183

“These are ghost apples,” said the girl 199

“You’re a very horrid, rude boy, Cal” 231

He stopped and examined the contents of the bundle 243

Sandy was toiling valiantly, chasing balls on all
sides of the court 257

Presently they were all seated 273

Cal buys a new suit of clothes 295

“We’d better settle this right now” 311

Cal had his first baptism by fire 333

“Why does the W look so rakish?” 349

Cal knelt in front of Ned’s bureau and opened the
bottom drawer 361

TEAM-MATES