E-text prepared by Paul Ereaut, Suzanne Shell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 18019-h.htm or 18019-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/8/0/1/18019/18019-h/18019-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/8/0/1/18019/18019-h.zip) THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE SCHOOL by ANGELA BRAZIL Author of "A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl," "The Princess of the School," "A Popular Schoolgirl," "The Head Girl at the Gables." Illustrated by Balliol Salmon [Illustration: "'THOSE AREN'T MY PAPERS,' WINONA FALTERED"] A. L. Burt Company Publishers New York Published by arrangement with Frederick A. Stokes Company Printed in U.S.A. Copyright, 1916, by Frederick A. Stokes Company All Rights Reserved First Published in the United States of America, 1922. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. A GREAT CHANGE II. AN ENTRANCE EXAMINATION III. SEATON HIGH SCHOOL IV. THE SYMPOSIUM V. AUNT HARRIET VI. A CRISIS VII. AN AUTUMN FORAY VIII. CONCERNS A CAMERA IX. THE SCHOOL SERVICE BADGE X. A SCARE XI. THE OPEN-AIR CAMP XII. CAPTAIN WINONA XIII. THE HOSTEL XIV. THE HOCKEY SEASON XV. WINONA TURNS CHAUFFEUR XVI. THE ATHLETIC DISPLAY XVII. BACK TO THE LAND XVIII. A FRIEND IN NEED XIX. THE SWIMMING CONTEST XX. THE RED CROSS HOSPITAL XXI. THE END OF THE TERM THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE SCHOOL CHAPTER I A Great Change "There's no doubt about it, we really must economize somehow!" sighed Mrs. Woodward helplessly, with her housekeeping book in one hand, and her bank pass-book in the other, and an array of bills spread out on the table in front of her. "Children, do you hear what I say? The war will make a great difference to our income, and we can't--simply _can't_--go on living in exactly the old way. The sooner we all realize it the better. I wish I knew where to begin." "Might knock off going to church, and save the money we give in collections!" suggested Percy flippantly. "It must tot up to quite a decent sum in the course of a year, not to mention pew rent!" His mother cast a reproachful glance at him. "Now, Percy, _do_ be serious for once! You and Winona are quite old enough to understand business matters. I must discuss them with somebody. As I said before, we shall really have to economize somehow, and the question is where to begin." "I saw some hints in a magazine the other day," volunteered Winona, hunting among a pile of papers, and fishing up a copy of _The Housewife's Journal_. "Here you are! There's a whole article on War Economies. It says you can halve your expenses if you only try. It gives ten different recipes. Number One, Dispense with Servants. Oh, goody! I don't know how the house would get along without Maggie and Mary! Isn't that rather stiff?"