The Rover Boys at Colby Hall

Rover Boys at Colby Hall, by
Arthur M. Winfield

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Title: The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young
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Author: Arthur M. Winfield
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THE ROVER BOYS AT COLBY HALL
OR
THE STRUGGLES OF THE YOUNG CADETS

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

BOOKS BY ARTHUR M. WINFIELD (Edward Stratemeyer)
THE FIRST ROVER BOYS SERIES
THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL THE ROVER BOYS ON THE
OCEAN THE ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLE THE ROVER BOYS
OUT WEST THE ROVER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES THE
ROVER BOYS IN THE MOUNTAINS THE ROVER BOYS IN
CAMP THE ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEA THE ROVER

BOYS ON THE RIVER THE ROVER BOYS ON THE PLAINS THE
ROVER BOYS IN SOUTHERN WATERS THE ROVER BOYS ON
THE FARM THE ROVER BOYS ON TREASURE ISLE THE
ROVER BOYS AT COLLEGE THE ROVER BOYS DOWN EAST
THE ROVER BOYS IN THE AIR THE ROVER BOYS IN NEW
YORK THE ROVER BOYS IN ALASKA THE ROVER BOYS IN
BUSINESS THE ROVER BOYS ON A TOUR
THE SECOND ROVER BOYS SERIES
THE ROVER BOYS AT COLBY HALL
THE PUTNAM HALL SERIES
THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS
THE PUTNAM HALL CHAMPIONS THE PUTNAM HALL
REBELLION THE PUTNAM HALL ENCAMPMENT THE
PUTNAM HALL MYSTERY
12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.
GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, New York
COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY EDWARD STRATEMEYER
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall

INTRODUCTION
MY DEAR BOYS: This book is a complete story in itself, but forms
the first volume in a line issued under the general title, "The Second
Rover Boys Series for Young Americans."
As mentioned in several of the other volumes of the first series, this
line was started a number of years ago with the publication of "The
Rover Boys at School," in which my readers were introduced to Dick,
Tom, and Sam Rover, three wide-awake American lads. In that volume

and in those which followed I gave the particulars of their adventures
while attending Putnam Hall Military Academy, Brill College, and
while on numerous outings, both in our own country and abroad.
The Rover boys were, of course, growing older; and, having met three
young ladies very much to their liking, each married and settled down,
as related in detail in the several volumes immediately preceding this.
They were well established in business; and in due course of time Dick
Rover was blessed with a son, as was also Sam, while the fun-loving
Tom became the proud possessor of a pair of twins who were as full of
life as their father had ever been.
In this volume the younger Rover boys are old enough to go to
boarding school. They are sent to Colby Hall Military Academy,
presided over by an old friend and schoolmate of their fathers; and
there they make both friends and enemies, and have numerous
adventures.
In the beginning this chronicle of the younger Rovers, I wish to thank
my numerous readers for all the kind things they have said about the
other volumes in these series, and I trust that they will make just as
good friends of Jack, Andy and Randy, and Fred as they did of Dick,
Tom, and Sam Rover.
Affectionately and sincerely yours,
EDWARD STRATEMEYER.

CONTENTS
PAGE
I INTRODUCING THE YOUNGER ROVERS 1
II SOMETHING OF THE PAST 13
III WHAT FOLLOWED ANOTHER TRICK 24

IV JACK IN WALL STREET 35
V GETTING READY TO LEAVE 45
VI ON THE TRAIN 54
VII A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR 65
VIII AT COLBY HALL 76
IX THE MISSING SUITCASE 88
X GETTING ACQUAINTED 98
XI DOWN IN THE CORNFIELD 109
XII LEARNING TO DRILL 119
XIII FRED IS FOLLOWED 129
XIV THE FIGHT 139
XV IN THE TOWN 148
XVI AT THE