E-text prepared by David Edwards, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 33425-h.htm or 33425-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33425/pg33425-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/33425/33425-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/crimsonsweater00barb THE CRIMSON SWEATER by RALPH HENRY BARBOUR Author of "The Half-Back," "For the Honor of the School," etc. With Illustrations by C.M. Relyea [Illustration: The final game between Ferry Hill and Hammond.] [Illustration] New York The Century Co. 1906 Copyright, 1905, 1906, by The Century Co. Published October, 1906 The De Vinne Press TO MY KINDLY CRITICS RUTH AND MOLLY CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE CRIMSON SWEATER'S FIRST APPEARANCE 3 II ROY MAKES AN ENEMY AND A FRIEND 17 III A MIDNIGHT HAZING 32 IV ROY CHANGES HIS MIND 39 V CHUB EATON INTRODUCES HIMSELF 53 VI METHUSELAH HAS A SORE THROAT 70 VII COACHES AND PLAYERS 81 VIII FORREST LOSES HIS TEMPER AND ROY KEEPS HIS PROMISE 103 IX RED HAIR AND WHITE RABBITS 116 X THE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE 131 XI HARRY FINDS A CLUE 143 XII A NIGHT IN THE QUARRY 156 XIII FORMING THE HOCKEY TEAM 169 XIV THE ENTERTAINMENT AND HOW IT ENDED 183 XV A DEFEAT, A VICTORY AND A CHALLENGE 196 XVI "JUST FOR THE SCHOOL" 210 XVII THE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP IS DECIDED 221 XVIII ON FOX ISLAND 236 XIX A NIGHT ALARM 247 XX ROY VISITS HAMMOND 258 XXI FERRY HILL CHANGES ITS LEADER 272 XXII THE POACHING 286 XXIII ON INNER BOUNDS 298 XXIV SID'S POPULAR PROTEST--AND WHAT FOLLOWED 311 XXV THE BOAT-RACE 327