Chapter I: Front Matter

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DOROTHY DALE’S
SCHOOL RIVALS

BY
MARGARET PENROSE

AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY
DALE’S GREAT SECRET,” “DOROTHY DALE’S CAMPING
DAYS,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS,” “THE MOTOR
GIRLS AT LOOKOUT BEACH,” “THE
MOTOR GIRLS THROUGH NEW
ENGLAND,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY MARGARET PENROSE

THE DOROTHY DALE SERIES
Cloth. Illustrated.

DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY
DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL
DOROTHY DALE’S GREAT SECRET
DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS
DOROTHY DALE’S QUEER HOLIDAYS
DOROTHY DALE’S CAMPING DAYS
DOROTHY DALE’S SCHOOL RIVALS

THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES
Cloth. Illustrated.

THE MOTOR GIRLS Or A Mystery of the Road
THE MOTOR GIRLS ON A TOUR Or Keeping a Strange Promise
THE MOTOR GIRLS AT LOOKOUT BEACH Or In Quest of the Runaways
THE MOTOR GIRLS THROUGH NEW ENGLAND Or Held by the Gypsies
THE MOTOR GIRLS ON CEDAR LAKE Or The Hermit of the Fern Island

_Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York_

Copyright, 1912, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

DOROTHY DALE’S SCHOOL RIVALS

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE START 1

II. AT STRATHAWAY BRIDGE 11

III. THE GET-AWAY 20

IV. RIVAL RUNS 26

V. SCHOOL AT LAST 32

VI. CHOCOLATES AND SANDWICHES 44

VII. RUNNING A LUNCH COUNTER 51

VIII. DOROTHY’S WORRIES 62

IX. THE INTERVIEW 69

X. AN UPSET CANOE 75

XI. THINGS THAT HAPPENED 80

XII. TROUBLE UPON TROUBLE 88

XIII. NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER 98

XIV. A TURN IN THE TIDE 105

XV. THE STORY OF RAVELINGS 113

XVI. THE RESCUE 120

XVII. DEEPENING GLOOM 124

XVIII. LETTERS 136

XIX. ZADA 144

XX. A SCHEME THAT FAILED 150

XXI. A MISHAP 156

XXII. THE THREAT OF THE “T’S” 163

XXIII. THE INVESTIGATION 171

XXIV. JEAN AGAIN 178

XXV. TEACHERS 185

XXVI. A SCRAP OF PAPER 194

XXVII. WHO STOLE THE PICTURE? 201

XXVIII. THE ROADSIDE ROBBERY 208

XXIX. TEACHERS AND PUPILS 215

XXX. A CLIMAX 224

XXXI. A MEETING OF THE BOARD 233

DOROTHY DALE’S SCHOOL RIVALS