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The Madcap of the School

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“THE GIRLS PUT THEIR UNITED LUNG POWER INTO THE LOUDEST HALLOO OF WHICH THEY WERE CAPABLE” (Page 198)

The Madcap of the School

BY

ANGELA BRAZIL

Author of “The Luckiest Girl in the School” “The Jolliest Term on Record” “For the Sake of the School” &c. &c.

Illustrated by Balliol Salmon

BLACKIE & SON LIMITED

LONDON AND GLASGOW

By Angela Brazil

My Own Schooldays. 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.

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CONTENTS

Chap. Page

I. The Moated Grange 9

II. The Mystic Seven 21

III. The Limberlost 38

IV. Raymonde Explores 51

V. Fifth-Form Tactics 59

VI. A Midnight Scare 67

VII. The Crystal Gazers 78

VIII. The Beano 91

IX. A Week on the Land 107

X. The Campers 115

XI. Canteen Assistants 124

XII. Amateur Detectives 137

XIII. Camp Hospitality 153

XIV. Concerns Cynthia 165

XV. On the River 173

XVI. Marooned 188

XVII. The Fossil Hunters 202

XVIII. Mademoiselle 216

XIX. A Mysterious Happening 227

XX. The Coon Concert 238

XXI. The Blinded Soldiers’ Fund 253

XXII. An Accusation 264

XXIII. A Mystery Unravelled 275

ILLUSTRATIONS

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“The girls put their united lung power into the loudest halloo of which they were capable” Frontispiece

“The passage was very dark, but Morvyth had brought her electric torch” 80

“Raymonde drew a long breath of intense relief, and peeped out” 152

“‘Gracious, girl! Turn off the waterworks!’” 176

“Fauvette in particular looked ravishingly pretty” 184

“The door opened with a forcible jerk, and a stranger entered” 280

THE MADCAP OF THE SCHOOL