Barry Locke, Half-Back is a boys’ sports novel by Ralph Henry Barbour. Its title points to a young half-back and his role in a team game, and it belongs to the classic school-sports fiction of its era. It is worth listening to for its atmosphere of teamwork, effort, and sporting character.
For teachers and schools: paste the code into your site or blog.
Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
BARRY LOCKE HALF-BACK “I THOUGHT I’D BETTER WAIT AROUND AND GIVE YOU A HAND”
BARRY LOCKE HALF-BACK ВУ RALPH HENRY BARBOUR Author of “THE CRIMSON SWEATER,” “HARRY’S ISLAND,” “TEAM-MATES,” “THE TURNER TWINS,” Etc. ILLUSTRATED BY С. М. RELYEA logo THE CENTURY CO. New York & London
СОРУКIGHT, 1925, BY THE CENTURY CO. PRINTED IN U. S. A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I BARRY LOCKE ARRIVES II JONES LENDS А H22ND III BARRY МАКЕS А P37CHASE IV “PUP Мент” V FESSENDEN ESODLES “PEACHES” VI VII LORAFTED VIII WITH ТНЕ SQUAD
IX BARRY SHOWS НIS 1800 Н Х STATION W.L.L.O. BROADCASTS ХІ MURRAY SCHOOL 13 TREATENS XII CLYDE Аѕкѕ А 146/OR XIII ВЕТТУ 150NfiDES XIV BARRY SEEKS 172VICE XV CLYDE LOSES НIS 18 MPER XVI MR. BENJY LOSES 193EREST XVII CLYDE 20PDLOGIZES XVIII UNDER 213VER ХIХ ТНЕ NEW 229 EWRITER
ХХ ТНЕ OLD DESK REPAYS 248DNESS ХХІ А MYSTERY 261 VED ХХІІ UP ТНЕ 275UNTAIN ХХІІІ EVEN284VEN XXIV “LOCKE 299CK!" XXV Zo ЗДУ уг XXVI ТНЕ RIGHT 30RT
Readnara
