The Rover Boys at College

by Arthur M. Winfield

THE ROVER BOYS

AT COLLEGE

OR

THE RIGHT ROAD AND THE WRONG

BY

ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

(Edward Stratemeyer)

AUTHOR OF THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL, THE
ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEAN, THE PUTNAM HALL SERIES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

"HOLD IT UP, OR THEY'LL ALL BE KILLED."—Page 90.

The Rover Boys at College.

INTRODUCTION

My Dear Boys: This is a complete story in itself, but forms the fourteenth volume of the "Rover Boys Series for Young Americans."

I started this series eleven years ago with the publication of the first three volumes, called "The Rover Boys at School," "On the Ocean" and "In the Jungle." I hoped the stories would be liked by the young folks, but I did not anticipate such a tremendously enthusiastic welcome as was accorded them. The publication of the third volume called for a fourth, "The Rover Boys Out West," and then followed "On the Great Lakes," "In the Mountains," "In Camp," "On Land and Sea," "On the River," "On the Plains," "In Southern Waters," "On the Farm" and then "On Treasure Isle."

For years the three brothers, Dick, Tom and Sam, had attended a military academy called Putnam Hall. But now their school days at that place were at an end, and in the present volume we find them going to college to finish their educations and fit themselves for their various stations in life. They are a bit older than they were, but just as wideawake and full of fun as ever, and just as determined to make records for themselves. They give a helping hand to some other students, help to win a famous football game, and thwart the efforts of some enemies who plot to get them into serious trouble. They also meet some of their old girl friends, the Lanings and Dora Stanhope, and—but perhaps I had better let that part of the story tell itself in the pages that follow.

Once again I thank my young friends for all the nice things they have said about these books, and I also thank the older folks who have said that they have read and enjoyed the stories. I trust the present volume will fulfil every reasonable expectation. And here's a handshake all around.

Affectionately and sincerely yours,

Edward Stratemeyer.

Contents

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CHAPTER		PAGE
I	On the Train	1
II	At the Sanderson House	14
III	Like Knights of Old	24
IV	What Happened at the Campus Fence	35
V	Getting Acquainted	46
VI	A Hazing, and What Followed	56
VII	The Arrival of Songbird	67
VIII	The Colors Contest	78
IX	Tom in Trouble	89
X	Songbird Makes a Discovery	99
XI	How Tom Escaped Punishment	109
XII	In Which the Girls Arrive	120
XIII	The Rowing Race	131
XIV	William Philander Tubbs	142
XV	An Automobiling Adventure	153
XVI	Something About a Cane	164
XVII	A Misunderstanding	174
XVIII	The Great Football Game	184
XIX	More Complications	195
XX	Days of Waiting	205
XXI	Home for the Holidays	216
XXII	Word at Last	225
XXIII	The Springtime of Life	233
XXIV	At the Haunted House	241
XXV	In the Hands of the Enemy	249
XXVI	The Evidence Against Them	257
XXVII	In Disgrace	264
XXVIII	Dark Days	271
XXIX	What the Girls Discovered	278
XXX	A Beginning and an Ending	285