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The School by the Sea
BLACKIE & SON LIMITED 50 Old Bailey, LONDON 17 Stanhope Street, GLASGOW
BLACKIE & SON (INDIA) LIMITED Warwick House, Fort Street, BOMBAY
BLACKIE & SON (CANADA) LIMITED TORONTO
"THERE IS SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING INSIDE THE BARRED ROOM!"SHE GASPED _Page 149_ _Frontispiece_]
The School by the Sea
BY ANGELA BRAZIL
Author of "Joan's Best Chum" "The School in the South" "The Youngest Girl in the Fifth" &c. &c.
_Illustrated_
BLACKIE & SON LIMITED LONDON AND GLASGOW
By Angela Brazil
At School with Rachel. Ruth of St. Ronan's. Joan's Best Chum. Captain Peggie. Schoolgirl Kitty. The School in the South. Monitress Merle. Loyal to the School. A Fortunate Term. A Popular Schoolgirl. The Princess of the School. A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl. The Head Girl at the Gables. A Patriotic Schoolgirl. For the School Colours. The Madcap of the School. The Luckiest Girl in the School. The Jolliest Term on Record. The Girls of St. Cyprian's. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth. The New Girl at St. Chad's. For the Sake of the School. The School by the Sea. The Leader of the Lower School. A Pair of Schoolgirls. A Fourth Form Friendship. The Manor House School. The Nicest Girl in the School. The Third Form at Miss Kaye's. The Fortunes of Philippa.
_Printed in Great Britain by Blackie & Son Ltd. Glasgow_
Contents
CHAP. Page
I. THE INTERLOPER 9
II. A KINGDOM BY THE SEA 20
III. A MYSTERIOUS SCHOOLFELLOW 30
IV. "THE KING OF THE CASTLE" 42
V. PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY 51
VI. RAGTIME 65
VII. AN INVITATION 76
VIII. A MEETING ON THE SHORE 89
IX. A MESSAGE 99
X. MAROONED 114
XI. "CORIOLANUS" 127
XII. IN QUARANTINE 140
XIII. THE LIFE-BOAT ANNIVERSARY 153
XIV. THE BEACON FIRE 166
XV. THE OLD WINDLASS 179
XVI. HARE AND HOUNDS 192
XVII. A DISCOVERY 205
XVIII. AN ALARM 224
XIX. A TORN LETTER 235
Illustrations
Facing Page
"THERE IS SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING INSIDE THE BARRED ROOM!" SHE GASPED _Frontispiece_
A SMALL BOY WAS WAVING HIS CAP IN FRANTIC WELCOME 48
THE MAN APPEARED TO HAVE MANY DIRECTIONS TO GIVE 96