Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Kingsford, Quarter [Illustration: THE GREAT GAME.] Kingsford, Quarter By Ralph Henry Barbour Author of “The Crimson Sweater,” “Tom, Dick, and Harriet,” “Harry’s Island,” “Captain Chub,” etc. With Illustrations By C. M. Relyea [Illustration] New York The Century Co. 1910 Copyright, 1909, 1910, by THE CENTURY CO. _Published September, 1910_ Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston TO CARLETON NOYES AS A TOKEN OF A LONG FRIENDSHIP CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. EVAN HAPPENS IN 3 II. THE BOY IN 32 14 III. EVAN MAKES ACQUAINTANCES 28 IV. MALCOLM WARNE 41 V. EVAN IS WARNED 55 VI. THE HAZING 71 VII. UP THE MOUNTAIN 89 VIII. ON TABLE ROCK 104 IX. DINNER IS SERVED 112 X. STORIES AND SLUMBER 121 XI. JELLY CLIMBS A TREE 131 XII. IN THE FOG 145 XIII. EVAN RETIRES 157 XIV. THE FOOTBALL MEETING 167 XV. THE CONTRIBUTION-BOX 182 XVI. ROB PLAYS A TRUMP 195 XVII. THE INDEPENDENTS ORGANIZE 205 XVIII. DUFFIELD TAKES HOLD 220 XIX. DEVENS AGREES 233 XX. INDEPENDENTS VS. SECOND 246 XXI. DEVENS RESIGNS 262 XXII. THE SCHOOL TAKES A HAND 277 XXIII. THE INDEPENDENTS DISSOLVE 296 XXIV. THE GAME WITH ADAMS 312 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The Great Game _Frontispiece_ PAGE “Look pleasant, kid,” he continued threateningly 7 “I play foot-ball,” answered Evan. “I want to try for the team here” 21 “Hello!” he said. “Oh, beg pardon. Where’s Rob?” 47 “Ever played foot-ball?” 57 “Talk about your palatial mansions!” exclaimed Rob 67 He went through the motions of kicking from placement 83