Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. FRANK MERRIWELL’S CHAMPIONS OR All in the Game BY BURT L. STANDISH Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_. STREET & SMITH CORPORATION PUBLISHERS 79-89 Seventh Avenue, New York Copyright, 1904 By STREET & SMITH Frank Merriwell’s Champions All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian. Contents CHAPTER I—FRANK AND HIS FRIENDS CHAPTER II—THE LAKE LILY ATHLETIC CLUB CHAPTER III—SHOOTING AT THE DISK OF GOLD CHAPTER IV—BRUCE BROWNING’S ADVENTURE CHAPTER V—HAMMOND’S PLOT CHAPTER VI—NELL RETURNS A KINDNESS CHAPTER VII—BY THE WATERS OF LAKE LILY CHAPTER VIII—A FAIR GUIDE CHAPTER IX—THE VALIANT DUTCH BOY CHAPTER X—NELL’S LETTER CHAPTER XI—A TRAITOR AND A SPY CHAPTER XII—HARLOW’S DISCOMFITURE CHAPTER XIII—AGAINST ODDS CHAPTER XIV—FRANK AND ELSIE CHAPTER XV—A BOXING MATCH CHAPTER XVI—THE CLUB MEETING CHAPTER XVII—THE EIGHT-OAR SHELL CHAPTER XVIII—THE RACE CHAPTER XIX—A RESCUE ON THE ROAD CHAPTER XX—AT SPRINGBROOK FARM CHAPTER XXI—TWO ENCOUNTERS CHAPTER XXII—HANS USES THE HOSE CHAPTER XXIII—CHOICE OF PONIES CHAPTER XXIV—THE FIRST GO CHAPTER XXV—THE END OF THE GAME CHAPTER XXVI—BEFORE THE HUNT CHAPTER XXVII—THE HUNT CHAPTER XXVIII—A CHANGE OF SCENE CHAPTER XXIX—FRANK MEETS DEFEAT CHAPTER XXX—FRANK EXPRESSES HIS OPINION CHAPTER XXXI—THE FIRST BLOW CHAPTER XXXII—A SURPRISE PARTY CHAPTER XXXIII—A GIRL’S REMORSE CHAPTER XXXIV—A FIGHT AGAINST ODDS CHAPTER XXXV—MERRIWELL’S CLOSE CALL CHAPTER XXXVI—AN EXPLOSION COMING CHAPTER XXXVII—THE LAST BLOW—CONCLUSION Frank Merriwell’s Champions CHAPTER I—FRANK AND HIS FRIENDS Ping! pang! crash! Frank Merriwell, making a sharp turn in a narrow mountain path, felt his bicycle strike something which gave under his weight with a snapping, musical sound, and almost precipitated him over the handle bars of his machine. Bart Hodge, who was close behind, checked himself with difficulty, and sang out: “What’s wrong, Frank?” “Smashed a music box, I guess,” answered Frank, leaping down and coming back.