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By MEREDITH FLETCHER
The Pretenders
With Coloured Illustrations by HAROLD C. EARNSHAW.
A tale of twin-brothers at Daneborough School. Tommy Durrant (thenarrator) has been a boarder for about a year, when Peter arrives uponthe scene as a day-boy. The latter's ill-health has prevented himjoining the school before, and, being a harum-scarum youngster, hisvagaries plunge Tommy into hot water straight away. The following week,unaware of all the mischief he has made, the newcomer, who lives with anaunt, urges his twin to change places one night for a spree. Tommyrashly consents, and his experiences while pretending to be Peter proveboth unexpected and exciting.
"Mr. Meredith Fletcher is extremely happy in his delineation of schoollife."--_People's Journal_.