The Purple Pennant

by Ralph Henry Barbour

"Like a white streak, Perry breasted the string"
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THE
PURPLE PENNANT

BY

RALPH HENRY BARBOUR

AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET PLAY," "THE LUCKY SEVENTH," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY

NORMAN P. ROCKWELL

NEW YORK AND LONDON

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

1916

Copyright, 1916, by

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS
Chapter		Page
I.	Fudge Is Interrupted	1
II.	The Try-out	11
III.	The Shadow on the Curtain	23
IV.	The Ode to Spring	38
V.	Perry Remembers	50
VI.	The False Mustache	61
VII.	Fudge Revolts	74
VIII.	Lanny Studies Steam Engineering	89
IX.	The New Sign	99
X.	The Borrowed Roller	110
XI.	Gordon Deserts His Post	120
XII.	On Dick's Porch	130
XIII.	Foiled!	142
XIV.	The Game with Norrisville	152
XV.	The White Scar	166
XVI.	Sears Makes a Suggestion	179
XVII.	The Squad at Work	190
XVIII.	The Officer at the Door	202
XIX.	The Train-robber Is Warned	213
XX.	Mr. Addicks Explains	226
XXI.	On the Track	240
XXII.	The New Coach	258
XXIII.	Out at the Plate!	273
XXIV.	Clearfield Concedes the Meet	290
XXV.	Springdale Leads	300
XXVI.	The Purple Pennant	311

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"Like a white streak, Perry breasted the string"		Frontispiece
Facing Page
"'On your mark! . . . Set! . . . Go!'"		18
"'What's that?' asked Perry, startled"		220
"Lanny, dropping to his knees on the plate, got it a foot from the ground"		286