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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

  GERDA DARTED UPON THE BATHFUL OF OLD LETTERS 200

  THE SCHOOL BY THE SEA