32 Chapters
YARDSLEY'S LAST JOKE The Rambler Club's Winter Camp BY W. CRISPIN SHEPPARD AUTHOR OF "THE RAMBLER CLUB AFLOAT" "THE RAMBLER CLUB IN THE MOUNTAINS" ETC. THE PENN PUBLISHI…
THE FIRE-BELL Bob Somers, in his room on the upper floor of Pembroke Hall, was busily engaged in working out an algebraic equation. The cozy little study adjoined his bedroom, and was situated almost…
THE BUCKET BRIGADE It was a rather perilous undertaking. Professors Hughes and Ivins, both elderly men, did not dare to again brave the danger. "Come back, boys—come back!" called Professor…
OFF TO THE WOODS Early next morning the grounds about the high school were crowded with students. The building presented a sorry appearance, with its broken windows and smoke-begrimed walls. An odor …
"UNDENIABLE FACT" Before the boys could reach the entrance, the door was opened. A very big man, with a very red complexion and prominent features, stood surveying the group, his face wreat…
THE ROAD OF ICE The surface was smooth and icy, and the efforts of the boys to stay their progress were in vain. Huge masses of snow swept with them down the hill. Bob Somers felt the cold air rush p…
MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished. "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes. "The huts ought to …
THE FIRST HUNT "Hi—hi—hey! It's half-past nine; wake up! Hi—hi!" Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up. "What's the use of makin…
THE GUARDIANS "Why, what, which—" cried Hackett, looking wildly in the direction from which the missiles came. "Must be those fellows again." "We'll show them they can&#…
A NEW SPORT Next morning a dull, leaden canopy of cloud stretched across the entire heavens. The leafless branches cracked and snapped in an icy blast that made the boys shiver and shake until a roar…