“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. |
Printed in Great Britain by Blackie & Son, Ltd. Glasgow
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
| Page |
| “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
