The Leader of the Lower School
The Leader of the
Lower School
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The Fortunes of Philippa.
LONDON: BLACKIE & SON, Ltd., 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C.
A SUCCESSFUL CLIMB
The Leader of the
Lower School
A Tale of School Life
BY
Author of "The Youngest Girl in the Fifth"
"A Pair of Schoolgirls" "The New Girl at St. Chad's"
"A Fourth Form Friendship" &c.
ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN CAMPBELL
BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED
LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY
Printed in Great Britain by
Blackie & Sony Limited, Glasgow
Contents
page I. Gipsy Arrives 9 II. The Queen of the Waves 21 III. Gipsy makes a Beginning 31 IV. A Mass Meeting 44 V. A Pitched Battle 55 VI. American Fudge 68 VII. Gipsy takes her Fling 80 VIII. Daisy Forgets 96 IX. Gipsy grows Anxious 108 X. The Millionairess 122 XI. Gipsy turns Champion 137 XII. A Spartan Maiden 150 XIII. A Leader of the Opposition 162 XIV. Mountaineering 173 XV. A School Mystery 187 XVI. A Friend in Need 204 XVII. A Tangled Story 215 XVIII. Gipsy at Large 226 XIX. The United Guild Festival 241
Illustrations
Page A Successful Climb Frontispiece 177 The Lower School Find a Leader 50 "Gipsy generally responded with spirit" 118 An Interview with Miss Poppleton 188 "He paused and peered at Gipsy" 230
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