Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Irma Špehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. _The Rebel of the School_ BY MRS. L.T. MEADE AUTHOR OF "MISS NONENTITY," "THE SCHOOL FAVORITE," "MERRY GIRLS OF ENGLAND," "LITTLE MOTHER TO THE OTHERS," ETC. CHICAGO M.A. DONOHUE & COMPANY MRS. L.T. MEADE SERIES BAD LITTLE HANNAH A BUNCH OF CHERRIES CHILDREN'S PILGRIMAGE DADDY'S GIRL DEB AND THE DUCHESS FRANCIS KANE'S FORTUNE A GAY CHARMER A GIRL OF THE PEOPLE A GIRL IN TEN THOUSAND THE GIRLS OF ST. WODES GIRLS OF THE TRUE BLUE GOOD LUCK THE HEART OF GOLD THE HONORABLE MISS LIGHT OF THE MORNING LITTLE MOTHER TO OTHERS MERRY GIRLS OF ENGLAND MISS NONENTITY A MODERN TOMBOY OUT OF FASHION PALACE BEAUTIFUL POLLY, A NEW-FASHIONED GIRL REBELS OF THE SCHOOL SCHOOL FAVORITE A SWEET GIRL GRADUATE THE TIME OF ROSES A VERY NAUGHTY GIRL WILD KITTY WORLD OF GIRLS THE YOUNG MUTINEER List Price $1.00 Each CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. Sent to Coventry! 5 II. High Life and Low Life 17 III. The Wild Irish Girl 26 IV. The Home-Sick and the Rebellious 34 V. Wit and Genius: the Plan Propounded 58 VI. The Poor Tired One 72 VII. The Queen and Her Secret Society 79 VIII. The Box from Dublin and Its Treasures 93 IX. Conscience and Difficulties 106 X. The Wild Irish Girl's Society Is Started 112 XI. The Blouse and the Robbery 126 XII. Tom Hopkins and His Way with Aunt Church 136 XIII. Aunt Church at Dinner, and the Consequences Thereof 150 XIV. Ruth Resigns the Premiership 171 XV. The Scholarship: Trouble Is Brewing 177 XVI. Kathleen Takes Ruth to Town 192 XVII. Miss Katie O'Flynn and Her Niece 204 XVIII. Susy Hopkins Persuades Aunt Church 220 XIX. Ruth's Troubles and Susy's Preparations 230 XX. The Governors of the School Examine Ruth 242 XXI. The Society Meets at Mrs. Church's Cottage 253 XXII. Ruth's Hard Choice: She Consults Her Grandfather 263 XXIII. Ruth Will Not Betray Kathleen 275 XXIV. Kathleen and Grandfather Craven 281 XXV. Kathleen Has a Good Time in London 294 XXVI. The Right Side of the Ledger 308 XXVII. After the Fun Comes the Deluge 314 XXVIII. Who Was the Ringleader? 321 XXIX. End of the Great Rebellion 334 THE REBEL OF THE SCHOOL CHAPTER I. SENT TO COVENTRY!