Chick grinned but made no denial. Tommy said: “Wish he’d change his mind and come back next year, though.” “He won’t,” said Chick positively. “You fellows will have some one else to boss you next fall.” “He won’t boss me,” said Tommy comfortably. “Say, Chick, what train you going on Wednesday?” “First one I can get. Why?” “Mind if I come along? I’m only taking a small bag home, so maybe I can help you with your stuff.” Chick shot an appealing look at Bert, but the latter only grinned and said: “Good scheme, Tommy. You New Yorkers must hang together. Maybe you can get Chick to play with you a bit during vacation!” Chick uttered a howl of rage. “Shut up, you dumb-bell! Tommy, for the love of lemons, beat it and let me study, won’t you?” “Sure!” Tommy bestowed a last lingering look of affection on Chick and ambled to the door. There, “Well, see you to-morrow!” he added cheerfully. “Heaven forbid!” moaned Chick devoutly under his breath. “Night, Bert.” Tommy almost vanished. Then, however, his round countenance came into view again. “Say, I almost forgot, fellows! Have some peanuts?” THE END Football and Baseball Stories =Durably Bound. Illustrated. Colored Wrappers.= =Every Volume Complete in Itself.= The Ralph Henry Barbour Books for Boys In these up-to-the-minute, spirited genuine stories of boy life there is something which will appeal to every boy with the love of manliness, cleanness and sportsmanship in his heart. LEFT END EDWARDS LEFT TACKLE THAYER LEFT GUARD GILBERT CENTER RUSH ROWLAND FULLBACK FOSTER LEFT HALF HARMON RIGHT END EMERSON RIGHT GUARD GRANT QUARTERBACK BATES RIGHT TACKLE TODD RIGHT HALF HOLLINS The Christy Mathewson Books for Boys Every boy wants to know how to play ball in the fairest and squarest way. These books about boys and baseball are full of wholesome and manly interest and information. PITCHER POLLOCK CATCHER CRAIG FIRST BASE FAULKNER SECOND BASE SLOAN PITCHING IN A PINCH THIRD BASE THATCHER, By Everett Scott GROSSET & DUNLAP, _Publishers_, NEW YORK THE TOM SLADE BOOKS By PERCY KEESE FITZHUGH Author of “Roy Blakeley,” “Pee-wee Harris,” “Westy Martin,” Etc. =Illustrated. Individual Picture Wrappers in Colors.= =Every Volume Complete in Itself.= “Let your boy grow up with Tom Slade,” is a suggestion which thousands of parents have followed during the past, with the result that the TOM SLADE BOOKS are the most popular boys’ books published today. They take Tom Slade through a series of typical boy adventures through his tenderfoot days as a scout, through his gallant days as an American doughboy in France, back to his old patrol and the old camp ground at Black Lake, and so on.