The High School Captain of the Team; or, Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard

he Tag on

d bounds. Hence the football eleven was in good shape ten days e

aptain," announced coach, one afternoon not long after, a

" replied Dick, a flush of p

n who are likely to get on the actual battle line. And all the work is well understood, too. In f

ining hard every day, sir?"

own too fine. Now, there's almost more danger in having your men overtrained t

that," Dick nod

they haven't as much endurance as college men, who are older. Captain, you will train your men lightly, three afternoons a week. For the rest, see to it that they stick t

to make a sug

ead, C

did you, sir, that understood

laughed M

pens, be spent on drilling in the signals. We ought to keep at practicing the signals.

heartily, resting one hand around Dick's shoulders. "I w

ad a scrub team. Take the men you want

eg Holmes as left tackle and Tom Reade as right end. Dalzell and Hazelton were left out, but they understood,

hispered Drayne, going over to t

anyway," smiled Hud

uad, he had no special reason to feel hurt. Those who had not been picked for either team lined up at the sides. There was a chance that

ar to take his mild

s subsequent remarks to the girls, Drayne had appeared to fall

a snap-back, and Coach M

n--twenty-eight--four

play had properly developed Mr. Morton blew his whi

the ball and Da

ght--thir

t in play, to be stop

stitutes on the side lines watched with deep intere

his players so that they knew every signal, and were instan

er of knowing the sig

ut the squad and gave s

ly to carry out their signals before, C

head of anything that Tottenville c

Tottenville boys bea

Mo

is season Tottenville was first on the list. Prescott's young men knew that they had a sti

feeling the enthusiasm of the op

thletics fund. There had also been a fine advance sale of seats, and

anything, Captain," remarked Mr. Morton

ey way--that's all. We don't know how to be whipped. I've b

red Drayne, wh

r chances are good, M

n, sm

"that, if I weren't a member of the squad, and a student of the High

" replied the submaster, rather stiffly. "And doubt

the moment, as an ou

e, fl

lf, like every other student of this school, as an i

way, a half-sn

ttered Mr. Morton confidentially

sonal admiration for h

lling all the boys and gi

e yard, paused an instant, studying the different entrances o

reception, room," announced the te

he room, crossed the hall, entered a sm

onzed young man of nineteen rose and

Mr. Prescott?" aske

ou, somewhere," replied Dick, s

. "I played with Tottenville last year. I'

lad to see you, Mr.

ted, wo

tion that what I have to say may bring y

at you want to postpo

g a chair oppos

t see here, Mr. Prescott, I'll come direct to the point. Is 'thirty-eight, nine, eleven, four' your team

self, for that was truly

me to tell you our signals!" laughe

off another signal

ff the right signals," pursued the Tottenville youth. "

forth four typewritten pages, cl

pages, Mr. Prescott, or a

ages every vestige of c

de, laid down in black and white to the last

is our signal code, signal for signal. It's the code on which we relied for our c

myself on a desire to do the man

came into your posse

y way to school," replied Jarvis. "You see, the heading on the first

, to a dot," groaned P

ntinued Mr. Jarvis. "I would have brought this to you, in any case, and I'm heartily gl

d access to this list. There's a Benedict Arnold somewhere in our crowd," continued Dick, with a sudden rush of righteous passion. "Oh, I wish we cou

on the street, while on my way to school. I tossed th

ught it a hoax," s

ft Tottenville to come here. But I was determined to find out the truth of the matter. Mr. Prescott, I'm very n

discover that we've such a sneak in Gridley High School. I'm fearfully

u any su

be too much

ise all your signals. It will be a huge undertaking between now and Saturday. If yo

ank you. I'll have to speak to our coach, and Mr. Morton is in

ere, Mr. Prescott, a

we've got to work fast. We ought not to let the traitor suspect anything until we're ready to act. Mr. Jarvis, do you mind leaving here promp

ed Jarvis, rising and

nd to thank you again for your manly condu

insulting," retorted

erican High School s

ne the same for me,

d aro

ad that this fell into your hands. If we had go

school to win a game that we got by clasping hands with a sneak and a traitor? Can any school care to win

lied, "I'm a member

face betraying as much as yours does," wh

r the tip," D

e, though not all the color had returned to it, wore a smiling expressi

trigonometry hard. Then, picking up a pen with a careless gesture

note, and without doing anything that can sound the warning to any other student, meet me at 'The Blade' office as soon as possible after

scot

ed forward and left

o Mr. Morton, and

asses returned, and

s note without cha

er school wa

fter his leader as the young men made a j

long, Dave. But I don't want the

, wh

red Dick. "You'll have a big en

efore their other chums

d say that there was something

wait until the moment c

sitting at the back of the office, rose as the two Gridley boys entered. Dick qu

one more before we talk,

opened again, and Mr.

your news?" called co

of the Tottenvil

Tottenville High School team," rep

d talk here, for Mr. Pollock had been the only other occupant of t

l this morning, sir," announced Prescott

ainly what he felt. Then Dick took the paper and pas

ising as though he found his chair red hot. "And I thi