QUARTER-BACK BATES [Illustration: _That second pass was fairly high and it seemed that Kirkendall would reach the receiver in time to spoil it_] QUARTER-BACK BATES BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF LEFT END EDWARDS, LEFT TACKLE THAYER, FULL-BACK FOSTER, ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK J. RIGNEY [Illustration] GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers New York Made in the United States of America Copyright, 1920 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, INC. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE DEPARTURE OF A HERO 1 II “WASHINGTON P. QUIGGLE” 11 III ROOM-MATES 27 IV BLASHINGTON 38 V “RUSTY” 52 VI DICK MAKES AN ENEMY 69 VII PAGING MR. BLASHINGTON 78 VIII HALDEN REPEATS 90 IX LETTERS AND RHYMES 102 X WHITEWASHED! 118 XI WARDEN ADVISES 130 XII THE PHILLIPSBURG GAME 142 XIII THE LAST QUARTER 154 XIV RUSTY BRINGS A FRIEND 166 XV CAPTAIN PETERS ENTERTAINS 177 XVI MR. BATES PROTESTS 194 XVII IN CONFERENCE 209 XVIII PUBLICITY 225 XIX ON THE SCREEN 237 XX BLASH EVENS THE SCORE 247 XXI TWO SCRAPS OF PAPER 256 XXII BLASH CONFESSES 270 XXIII KENWOOD SCORES 277 XXIV QUARTER-BACK BATES 287 ILLUSTRATIONS That second pass was fairly high and it seemed that Kirkendall would reach the receiver in time to spoil it _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE “Good evening,” said Rusty amiably 62 “How we love our Faculty!” 188 The pursuit had closed in now and foremost friend and enemy were but a few yards behind 292 QUARTER-BACK BATES CHAPTER I THE DEPARTURE OF A HERO