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Ralph Barbour

Four in Camp: A Story of Summer Adventures in the New Hampshire WoodsFour in Camp: A Story of Summer Adventures in the New Hampshire Woods TOTHE CHIEF, COUNCILLORS ANDFELLOWS OF SHERWOODFORESTCHAPTER I INTRODUCES NELSON TILFORD, AND WITNESSES HIS ARRIVAL AT CAMP CHICORA “That’s Chicora over there...

The Adventure Club AfloatRalph Henry Barbour The Adventure Club Afloat CHAPTER I HOW IT STARTED The Adventure Club had its inception, one evening toward the last of June, in Number 17 Sumner Hall, which is the oldest, most vine-hidden and most hallowed of the seven dormitories of Dexter Academy. ...

The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys about BoysRalph Henry Barbour The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys about Boys THE ARRIVAL OF JIMPSON I THE DEPARTURE The rain fell in a steady, remorseless drizzle upon the rain-coats and umbrellas of the throng that blocked the sid...

On Your Mark! A Story of College Life and AthleticsOn Your Mark! A Story of College Life and Athletics CHAPTER I THE WINNER OF THE MILE “All out for the mile!”Myer, clerk of the course, stuck his head inside the dressing-tent and bawled the command in a voice already made hoarse by his afternoon’...

Left Half HarmonRalph Henry Barbour Left Half Harmon CHAPTER I THE THREE GUARDSMEN At a few minutes past three o’clock on a particularly warm afternoon in late September of last year three boys removed themselves and their luggage from the top of a Fifth Avenue stage in New York City and set fort...

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Captain of the CrewRalph Henry Barbour Captain of the Crew INTRODUCTIONIn this, as in the two preceding volumes of the series – The Half-Back and For the Honor of the School – an attempt is made to show that athletics rightly indulged in is beneficial to the average boy and is an aid rather than ...

Left Tackle ThayerRalph Henry Barbour Left Tackle Thayer CHAPTER I A NEW BOY AND AN OLD ONE A boy in a blue serge suit sat on the second tier of seats of an otherwise empty grand-stand and, with his straw hat pulled well over his eyes, watched the progress of a horse-drawn mower about a field. Th...

Right End EmersonRalph Henry Barbour Right End Emerson CHAPTER I A TIP TO THE WAITER A very gaudy red automobile whirled up the circling drive that led to the white-pillared portico of the big hotel at Pine Harbor, announced its approach with a wheezy groan of the horn and came to a sudden stop b...

Four Afoot: Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the HighwayFour Afoot: Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Highway TO THE READER Many of you who followed the adventures of Nelson, Dan, Bob, and Tom, as narrated in a previous story, Four in Camp, have very kindly professed a willingnes...