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AND SO JESS MORSE STEPPED FORWARD, BASHFULLY, AND FACED THE AUDIENCE—Page 205
The Girls
of Central High
on the Stage
OR
The Play That Took The Prize
BY
GERTRUDE W. MORRISON
Author of The Girls of Central High,
The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna,
Etc.
ILLUSTRATED
THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
CLEVELAND—NEW YORK
Made in U. S. A.
Copyright, 1914, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP
Press of
THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
Cleveland
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
IWhat the M. O. R.’s Needed1
IIWhat Josephine Morse Needed9
IIIWhat Mr. Chumley Needed18
IVWhat Mrs. Prentice Needed28
VThere is a General Need34
VIIt All Comes Out40
VIIThe Hand Held Out50
VIIIThe Race Is On60
IXA Skating Party70
XThe Mid-Term Examination80
XIMissing87
XIICounsel for the Defense95
XIIIA Way is Opened104
XIVIn Suspense113
XVA Mile a Minute121
XVI“Just Like a Story Book”128
XVIILily Pendleton Is Dissatisfied139
XVIIIThe Ski Runners146
XIXThe First Dress Rehearsal153
XX“Mr. Pizotti”160
XXIMother Wit Puts Two and Two Together170
XXIIMrs. Plornish178
XXIII“Caught on the Fly”187
XXIVThe Great Night197
XXVGood News for Jess202