A half-hour later Kendall opened the door of Number 28. Outside there were still faint echoes of the cheering that had greeted the announcement of the election. Gerald, who had dined at home that evening, was in the room, and with him was Harry Merrow. Had Kendall been especially discerning just then he might have told from the expressions on their faces that they had heard the news. But he wasn’t; he was too excited for one thing. And, being excited, he tried not to show it. He said, “Hello” restrainedly, laid his cap down and took a chair. “Hello,” responded Gerald carelessly. “Been to the banquet?” Kendall nodded. “Did they elect a captain?” asked Harry gravely. Kendall nodded again. There was a silence. Finally and rather sheepishly Kendall said: “What do you suppose those fellows did, Gerald?” “What fellows?” asked Gerald, suppressing a grin. Kendall nodded vaguely in the direction of commons. “Those fellows, the――the football team.” “Oh, I don’t know. Raised rough-house, I suppose. What did they do, Kendall?” “They――they”――Kendall found himself blushing――“they made me captain!” “_What!_” Gerald turned and viewed the grinning Harry in wild amazement. “Why, I was never so surprised in all my life!” THE END THE LATEST BOOKS FOR BOYS =Around the End= By Ralph Henry Barbour Author of “For Yardley,” “The Half-Back,” “The Junior Trophy,” etc. With Pictures in Colors by C. M. Relyea, Cloth, Large 12mo. Price $1.35 net. By mail $1.47. “What’s the new Barbour book about?” is generally the boy’s first question each season. And we might as well confess, right at the start, that this year’s book is all school life and football. Yardley Hall, where most of Mr. Barbour’s best stories occur, is the scene and Kendall Burtis, the boy who last year kicked a goal at the very last minute, is the hero. Kendall isn’t “green” any more and he gets into the game right at the start. And then somebody sells the team’s signals to Broadwood and accuses Kendall and a fine mess it all is. But Mr. Barbour can tell the story better than we can, and this year he has written the best ever. =Change Signals= By Ralph Henry Barbour Author of “The Half-Back,” “For Yardley,” “Forward Pass!” etc. Pictures in colors by C. M. Relyea, Large 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. Another of Barbour’s famous football stories for boys, quite as good as “The Half-Back,” “Behind the Line,” and other great successes. The scene is Yardley Hall and some characters of former books appear, though the hero is a new boy. Kendall Burtis of Maine, who knows more about potato raising than football, is the central figure; and the story of how Kendall developed into a star kicker and the hero of the big game of the season is more than ordinarily thrilling. The book is not all football, of course. There are plenty of the lesser incidents of preparatory school life, and plenty of good fun. =Five Yards to Go= By Hawley Williams