Chapter I: Front Matter

A Patriotic Schoolgirl

BLACKIE & SON LIMITED
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17 Stanhope Street, GLASGOW

BLACKIE & SON (INDIA) LIMITED
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BLACKIE & SON (CANADA) LIMITED
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A Patriotic Schoolgirl

BY

ANGELA BRAZIL

Author of "Schoolgirl Kitty"
"The Luckiest Girl in the School"
"Monitress Merle"
&c. &c.

_Illustrated by Balliol Salmon_

BLACKIE & SON LIMITED
LONDON AND GLASGOW

Contents

CHAP. Page

I. OFF TO BOARDING-SCHOOL 9

II. BRACKENFIELD COLLEGE 23

III. THE TALENTS TOURNAMENT 32

IV. EXEATS 45

V. AUTOGRAPHS 58

VI. TROUBLE 67

VII. DORMITORY NO. 9 79

VIII. A SENSATION 91

IX. ST. ETHELBERTA'S 98

X. THE RED CROSS HOSPITAL 106

XI. A STOLEN MEETING 119

XII. THE SCHOOL UNION 129

XIII. THE SPRING TERM 140

XIV. THE SECRET SOCIETY OF PATRIOTS 151

XV. THE EMPRESS 163

XVI. THE OBSERVATORY WINDOW 175

XVII. THE DANCE OF THE NATIONS 183

XVIII. ENCHANTED GROUND 195

XIX. A POTATO WALK 208

XX. PATRIOTIC GARDENING 222

XXI. THE ROLL OF HONOUR 231

XXII. THE MAGIC LANTERN 244

XXIII. ON LEAVE 255

XXIV. THE ROYAL GEORGE 264

XXV. CHARADES 276

Illustrations

Facing
Page

"IF YOU WANT THE EUSTON EXPRESS, YOU'LL HAVE
TO MAKE A RUN FOR IT" _Frontispiece_

THEY WERE HUDDLED TOGETHER, WATCHING HER WITH
AWESTRUCK FACES 96

THEN SOMEHOW MARJORIE FOUND HERSELF BLURTING
OUT THE ENTIRE STORY 168

SHE STARED AT IT IN CONSTERNATION 280

A Patriotic Schoolgirl