Dick Merriwell's Trap

Fardale Military Academy, Hal Darrell, the left half-back, was seized by a strong temptation to do wrong. How easy it would be to spoi

himself with glory, while up in the grand stand sat June Arlington, a thri

ven then, to his chagrin, he was left among the substitutes until Earl Gardner, who had been given his position when he withdrew from the team, was injured so badly that he could not continue in the game. Then Dick Me

ted and infuriated Darrell to an unspeakable degree. Hal was not aware that Dick fought the temptation down, crush

eady game, contributing greatly to Fardale's success, although he made

leap clean over one tackler, and had witnessed a touch-down that tied the scor

e was not enough more playing time to enable either side t

lors. During the first half she had been outplayed by the big Hudsonville chaps, who had secured two touch-downs and a goal. Her line ha

the fat boy who played center on Fardale, had continued to hammer at Glennon, the big center of the opposing team, until fina

n, limp as a rag, asked to go out of the game; but King, the captain, angrily told him to stand up to his work, knowing

n June Arlington-forgetting appearances, remembering only that Dick was stretched on the

had given to him once before when he had risked his life to save her from some savage dogs which attacked her on a lonel

after she got it back," thought Hal. "But now she give

not her head. Had she paused to consider, she would have been dismayed; but she scarcely knew how she reached Dick, and she seemed to come to a realization of

scarcely stand when he rose to his feet. He did it by casting off his physical weakness and calling to his command all the astonishing reserve force

ealized that Dick had trusted him per

glory in her eyes!" was the s

e ball toward the ground. The seam was uppermost and everything was ready for the kick that

d. Fairly over the middle of the bar sailed the ball, and the "faithfu

Arlington, June's brother, and a student at Fardale, walked round and round in a ci

r what I thin

few moments that remained. He seemed to go into a trance and stand there until the whistle blew and the game wa

kill him yet!" he snar

y filing out from the enclosure. Some of them stared at him wonderingl

that chap?"

intimated anoth

pretty girl who ran out on the

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an't blame him after seein

der the rail and b

way, you old f

the man, in astonishment and anger.

nto me-me, son of D. Rosc

ass!" said the m

med to bring Chester to

skily. "Why, I wouldn't have Merriw

. Then he bethought himself and turned back to where a carr

," he

, sir," said the dr

d forgotten her. We'll wait for h

rdon, sir?" sa

wled Arlington, and he sat like