ON YOUR MARK! BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR. Each 12mo, Cloth. The Spirit of the School. Illustrated in Colors. $1.50. Four Afloat. Illustrated in Colors. $1.50. Four Afoot. Illustrated in Colors. $1.50. Four in Camp. Illustrated in Colors. $1.50. On Your Mark. Illustrated in Colors. $1.50. The Arrival of Jimpson. Illustrated. $1.50. Weatherby’s Inning. Illustrated in Colors. $1.50. Behind the Line. Illustrated. $1.50. Captain of the Crew. Illustrated. $1.50. For the Honor of the School. Illustrated. $1.50. The Half-Back. Illustrated. $1.50. D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. [Illustration: “Fooling?” Burley echoed. “Why, no, I ain’t fooling.”] ON YOUR MARK! A Story of College Life and Athletics BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF BEHIND THE LINE, WEATHERBY’S INNING, ETC. _ILLUSTRATED BY C. M. RELYEA_ [Illustration] New York D. Appleton and Company 1908 COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY _Published September, 1904_ TO BERT AND LILA IN MEMORY OF “THE BIG HOUSE” CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I.--THE WINNER OF THE MILE 1 II.--A VISITING CARD 12 III.--ON THE CINDERS 22 IV.--HAL HAS AN IDEA 33 V.--“MR. PETER BURLEY, BLACKWATER, COL.” 45 VI.--“RIGHT GUARD BACK!” 57 VII.--“THE RANCH” 65 VIII.--PETE’S CLUB TABLE 73 IX.--THE DUCK HUNT 86 X.--DINNER FOR TWO 96 XI.--THE CAPSIZED BOAT 106 XII.--TOMMY CORRECTS A REPORT 120 XIII.--PETE WRITES HOME 130 XIV.--HOCKEY--WITH VARIATIONS 139 XV.--IN THE “CORRAL” 147 XVI.--THE INDOOR MEETING 157 XVII.--ALLAN LEAVES THE CLUB TABLE 172 XVIII.--AN ALARM OF FIRE 181 XIX.--PETE PUTS THE SHOT 193 XX.--TRACK AND FIELD 203 XXI.--SUNSHINE AND SHADOW 210 XXII.--A NEWSPAPER PARAGRAPH 218 XXIII.--THE FRESHMAN GAME 227 XXIV.--“ON YOUR MARK!” 239 XXV.--THE LAST EVENT 254 XXVI.--“VALE” 263 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE