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M. (Charles M.) 1863-1932 \[Illustrator\] Relyea — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside LEFT END EDWARDS The "Forward Pass" LEFT END EDWARDS BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR author of THE HALF-BACK, Etc. with illustrations by CHARLES M. RELYEA NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America Copyright, 1914, by DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY CONTENTS chapter page Ifathers and sons3 IIoff to school13 IIIstop thief!24 IVout for brimfield!40 Vnumber 12 billings51 VIclues!62 VIIthe confidence-man73 VIIIin the rubbing room86 IXback in togs98 X"cheap for cash"112 XI"hold 'em, third!"125 XIIcanterbury romps on—and off142 XIIIsawyer vows vengeance157 XIVa lesson in tackling170 XVSteve winnows some chaff182 XVImr. daley is out202 XVIIthe blue-book212 XVIIIb plus and d minus225 XIXthe second puts it over235 XXblows are struck251 XXIfriends fall out267 XXIIsteve gets a surprise285 XXIIIdurkin sheds light297 XXIVthe day before the battle309 XXVtom to the rescue323 XXVIat the end of the first half334 XXVIIsteve smiles346 XXVIIIthe chums read a telegram360 ILLUSTRATIONS The "Forward Pass"Frontispiece facing page Steve slipped on the tiling and fell sidewise into the water (page 166)80 "Lift!" instructed the quarter-back. "Lift me up and yank my feet out from under me! Use your weight and throw me back!"178 It was Steve, Steve on his back, with only his head and shoulders above the water324 LEFT END EDWARDS CHAPTER I FATHERS AND SONS "Dad, what does 'Mens sana in corpore sano' mean?" Mr. Edwards slightly lowered his Sunday paper and over the top of it frowned abstractedly at the boy on the window-seat. "Eh?" he asked. "What was that?" "'Mens sana in corpore sano,' sir." "Oh!" Mr. Edwards blinked through his reading glasses and rustled the paper. Finally, "For a boy who has studied as much Latin as you have," he said disapprovingly, "the question is extraordinary, to say the least. I'd advise you to—hm—find your dictionary, Steve." And Mr. Edwards again retired from… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fleft-end-edwards) The sample continues in the full work. 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