Bobby Blake on a Plantation; Or, Lost in the Great Swamp
ith his comrades on the steps of Rockledge Hall, the day after that memorable Thanksgiv
en the chief factor in the victory. "There were only two minutes left of
Jimmy Ailshine, better known as "Shiner." "That fellow sure is a terror wh
ust felt his fingers touch me as I dodged. But a miss i
oy, who went by the ironical nickname of "Pee Wee." "But both teams couldn't
Sparrow" Bangs. "Lot you had t
and?" demanded Pee Wee in an aggrieved tone.
way," declared Howell Purdy. "Maybe it won't loo
et it," pondered "Skeets" Brody
old, with a football in the center. Then at each of the four corners there'll be the emblem of one of the sch
so that the Belden fellows could read i
be enough for you that we beat them, without wanting to rub it in. Besides, we didn't beat them by su
ett, "did any of you fellows hear of the ho
from the lips of all the boy
p at Mr. Henderson's hou
. "Gee, but those robbers are gettin
act, I just happened to be passin
er with excitement. "It's a wonder you didn't s
against one,"
wfully scared?
should I be scared at seeing two
moment of aw
rew themselves on Billy, and mauled an
r it!" snorted Fred disg
thing, hook, line and sinker. I'm not fit to go around alon
ow Billy by this time. Whenever he starts to talk you ca
position," grinned Billy, highly deli
me for lunch?" spoke up Pee Wee from hi
ts. "Look at the way he polished off that grand
ong do you think one dinner's going to last? Do
keets. "You're too la
t a lot of weight to carry
Sparrow, pointing to a tree on the campus about
ged in what seemed to be an angry dispute. Even as they looked, the larger
g to his feet. "He's ragging that new pupil that ca
ts. "He toned down a little after Sandy Jackson skipped out, but now
Trust that bully not to tackle anyone of his own size. Co
nts, even Pee Wee showing more speed than usual,
et firmly on Cartier's cap and looking on with a malicious grin on h
ointment, not unmixed with fear, came into his small, pale eyes. For a moment he app
d Bobby, as his eyes we
," growled Snath, a pasty-faced, loose-jawed
ly," Fred was beginning, when Bobby plac
hat Cartier has to say about it," he went on,
-eyed boy with a clean-cut, intelligent face. "I told him I wouldn't and then he grabbed it and threw
ee have his cap, S
t," snarled the
almost as red as the fiery hair combined with a fiery
Bobby in
aze, though his shifty eyes wavered, "we've had enough of this sort of thing in this school, and we're not going to stand for an
of his knees. "Who do you think you are anyway, Bobby Blake? You just quit butting
not raising his voice a particle, but moving
em but cordially detested the bully, and many of them had been the victims of his petty torments. They were
ated still worse the idea of coming to blows with Bobby, although he was much the larger of the two. His eyes fell on Bobby's fists which were slowly
, Bobby Blake, I'll get even with you for th
d Fred, who was disappointed at not
and put it on his head, while he flash
gnant look at Bobby that was full of
e bully's form vanished round a comer of the building. "He's had a licking coming to hi
le that came from that mixup with Sandy Jackson. But there's been too much of this bullying g
that look he gave you when he went away? I'll bet he's
y, fellows, to kicking the football around a little? I'm a little sore from yesterday, and it will
readily, ex
If I had any more I'd be starving to death. But you du
t thing you do,
e's middle name
comrades got the ball and put it in action. There were not enough of them to form two elevens and play a re
ints of the game, he played with zest and spirit and showed that he had it in him to become a good player. What he lacke
fter Lee had fallen like a flash on the ball
d with pleasure a
ver learn to play the way you did yesterday it would be something to talk abo
what little I know you're welcome to. There'll probably be lot
ose from Fred, as he happen
e shouted. "It looks a
ulling desperately at the oars, but making scarcely any progress. The other inmates of the boat were waving their hands wi
ook and threw do
uted, as he made for the boat
g and we've got
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