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Title: The Hilltop Boys
A Story of School Life

Author: Cyril Burleigh

Release Date: January 8, 2009 [EBook #27751]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "_I shall tell you nothing_," _said Jack finally_.]

THE HILLTOP BOYS

A STORY OF SCHOOL LIFE

BY

CYRIL BURLEIGH

[Illustration]

THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING CO.
CLEVELAND
MADE IN U. S. A.

COPYRIGHT 1917

PRESS OF
THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
CLEVELAND

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM 13

II A HITCH IN JACK'S WELCOME 21

III SOME OF THE BOYS AND THEIR WAYS 29

IV ANOTHER ATTEMPTED HAZING 36

V THE HAZERS ARE HAZED 45

VI BILLY'S LITTLE JOKE 54

VII A TOUCH OF EXCITEMENT 63

VIII WHAT JACK FOUND IN THE RAVINE 71

IX ANOTHER OF JACK'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS 79

X AN INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS 88

XI A BIT OF SIGNAL WORK 94

XII THE TROUBLES OF AN EDITOR 102

XIII TRYING TO FIX THE BLAME 111

XIV "SUSPICION IS NOT PROOF" 117

XV FUN AND EXCITEMENT 125

XVI AN ANONYMOUS ACCUSATION 132

XVII THE MATTER SETTLED 138

XVIII AN EXPLORING TRIP THROUGH THE WOODS 144

XIX MORE THAN ONE WAY OUT 153

XX WHAT BILLY'S CAMERA REVEALED 160

XXI A PUZZLING AFFAIR 169

XXII LIGHT ON THE SUBJ