# Penrod and Sam

Author: Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946

Genre: Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1158

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Penrod+and+Sam+Tarkington&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood; the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game called “bonded pris'ner” by its inventors, Masters Penrod Schofield and Samuel Williams. The pastime was not intricate. When two enemies met, they fenced spectacularly until the person of one or the other was touched by the opposing weapon; then, when the ensuing claims of foul play had been disallowed and the subsequent argument settled, the combatant touched was considered to be a prisoner until such time as he might be touched by the hilt of a sword belonging to one of his ow...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/24/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/25/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/penrod-and-sam-1158/chapters/5/index.md)