Tip Top Weekly No. 80: Frank Merriwell as 'Anchor' — page 3: what you’re looking at

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Trp Top WEEKLY. Issued Wee kiy—By Subscript dimiered ad deeording a Neh of of aor in the Year No. 8. NEW YORK, October 22, 1897. Entered as Second Class Matter at the N, Y. Post Office. STREET & SMITH, as Rose St, HW. ¥ 1897, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, DC Price Five Cents. Contents of This Number. FRANK MFERRIW ELL AS “ANCHOR” ; OT, is Winning Pall i int the Tug of War = ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW CONTEST TALES WITH TIP TOP READERS HOME, SWEET HOME - » “BUTTONS” - - - ~ APPLAUSE - - . - Frank Merriwell as “Anchor” Page. - |, 29, « = = - £8. - 8 ee 8 : : ; 31 31. THE WINNING PULL IN THE TUG OF WAR. By the Author of ‘FRANK MERRIWELL.” CHAPTER I. PICKING OUT A TEAM. ‘One, two, drop!” At the word there was a sudden thud as four bodies fell to the ground. Imme- diately afterward there was a creaking and a sound of straining as the four pros- trate men pulled with all their might at a rope. Then there were long breaths and grunts, and presently one of the four ex- claimed: =. “I say, Merriwell, I didn’t suppose you were going to say ‘‘drop’’ until you had counted three !’’ “You had no business to suppose any such thing,’’ responded Frank seriously, and yet with a smile; “‘the man who gives the word in a tug of war sometimes doesn’t count at all, and you’ve got to get used to falling at one word only.”’ “Tt will bea pistol shot in New York, won’t it?” ‘That isn’t decided on. You didn’t get the rope under your knee when you fell, Taylor.’” ‘“‘t know,’’ responded the one ad- dressed, ‘‘and that was because the word. drop came before I was ready for it.”’ ‘‘Look out for it next time, then. That will do for the present.”’ | At this word the four young mien stood up and looked at Merriwell to wait his next command. 7 They were in the gymnasium at Yale. A corner of the main exercise hall had been set apart for them and screetied so that their work could not be seen or interrupted by other students. GOnMG oOo mn