Five Little Peppers at School

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  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AT SCHOOL

  BOOKS BY

  MARGARET SIDNEY

  A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN_Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_

  A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN_Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_

  THE FAMOUS PEPPER BOOKSIN ORDER OF PUBLICATION

  _Twelve Volumes Illustrated_

  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW

  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY

  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP

  PHRONSIE PEPPER

  THE STORIES POLLY PEPPER TOLD

  THE ADVENTURES OF JOEL PEPPER

  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS ABROAD

  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AT SCHOOL

  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND THEIR FRIENDS

  BEN PEPPER

  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS IN THE LITTLE BROWN HOUSE

  OUR DAVIE PEPPER

  LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON

  "TAKE RICKIE: HE BEAT, TOO, AS MUCH AS I."]

  FIVE LITTLE PEPPERSAT SCHOOL

  By

  MARGARET SIDNEY

  AUTHOR OF "FIVE LITTLEPEPPERS ABROAD," "ALITTLE MAID OF CONCORDTOWN," "SALLY, MRS. TUBBS"

  _Illustrated by_

  HERMANN HEYER

  BOSTON

  LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

  PEPPER

  TRADE-MARK

  Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

  _COPYRIGHT,1903, BYLOTHROPPUBLISHINGCOMPANY._

  _ALL RIGHTSRESERVED_

  _PUBLISHEDNOV. 1903_

  _Fifty-fourth Thousand._

  PREFACE

  The story of young people's lives is not complete without many and broadglimpses of their school days. It was impossible to devote the space tothis recital of the Five Little Peppers' school life, in the books thatshowed their growing up. The author, therefore, was obliged unwillinglyto omit all the daily fun and study and growth, that she, loving them asif they were real children before her eyes, saw in progress.

  So she packed it all away in her mind, ready to tell to all those youngpeople who also loved the Peppers, when they clamored for more storiesabout them--just what Polly and Joel and David did in their merry schooldays. Ben never got as much schooling as the others, for he insisted ongetting into business life as early as possible, in order the sooner tobegin to pay Grandpapa King back for all his kindness. But Jasper andPercy and Van joined the Peppers at school, and a right merry time theyhad of it!

  And now the time seems ripe to accede to all the insistent demands fromthose who love the Five Little Peppers, that this record of their schooldays should be given. So here it is, just as they all gave it to

  MARGARET SIDNEY.

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE

  I. HARD TIMES FOR JOEL 9

  II. THE TENNIS MATCH 24

  III. A NARROW ESCAPE 35

  IV. OF VARIOUS THINGS 49

  V. AT SILVIA HORNE'S 60

  VI. THE ACCIDENT 75

  VII. THE SALISBURY GIRLS 89

  VIII. "WE'RE TO HAVE OUR PICNIC!" 105

  IX. ALL ABOUT THE POOR BRAKEMAN 121

  X. JOEL AND HIS DOG 135

  XI. THE UNITED CLUBS 154

  XII. SOME EVERY-DAY FUN 173

  XIII. THE PICNIC 186

  XIV. MISS SALISBURY'S STORY 206

  XV. THE BROKEN VASE 233

  XVI. NEW PLANS 247

  XVII. PHRONSIE 262

  XVIII. TOM'S STORY 280

  XIX. THE GRAND ENTERTAINMENT 300

  XX. THE CORCORAN FAMILY 322

  XXI. AT THE PLAY 346

  XXII. PICKERING DODGE 368

  XXIII. THE CLEMCY GARDEN PARTY 389

  XXIV. THE PIECE OF NEWS 417

  XXV. "THE VERY PRETTIEST AFFAIR" 435