Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net The School by the Sea BLACKIE & SON LIMITED 50 Old Bailey, LONDON 17 Stanhope Street, GLASGOW BLACKIE & SON (INDIA) LIMITED Warwick House, Fort Street, BOMBAY BLACKIE & SON (CANADA) LIMITED TORONTO [Illustration: "THERE IS SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING INSIDE THE BARRED ROOM!" SHE GASPED _Page 149_ _Frontispiece_] The School by the Sea BY ANGELA BRAZIL Author of "Joan's Best Chum" "The School in the South" "The Youngest Girl in the Fifth" &c. &c. _Illustrated_ BLACKIE & SON LIMITED LONDON AND GLASGOW By Angela Brazil At School with Rachel. Ruth of St. Ronan's. Joan's Best Chum. Captain Peggie. Schoolgirl Kitty. The School in the South. Monitress Merle. Loyal to the School. A Fortunate Term. A Popular Schoolgirl. The Princess of the School. A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl. The Head Girl at the Gables. A Patriotic Schoolgirl. For the School Colours. The Madcap of the School. The Luckiest Girl in the School. The Jolliest Term on Record. The Girls of St. Cyprian's. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth. The New Girl at St. Chad's. For the Sake of the School. The School by the Sea. The Leader of the Lower School. A Pair of Schoolgirls. A Fourth Form Friendship. The Manor House School. The Nicest Girl in the School. The Third Form at Miss Kaye's. The Fortunes of Philippa. _Printed in Great Britain by Blackie & Son Ltd. Glasgow_ Contents CHAP. Page I. THE INTERLOPER 9 II. A KINGDOM BY THE SEA 20 III. A MYSTERIOUS SCHOOLFELLOW 30 IV. "THE KING OF THE CASTLE" 42 V. PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY 51 VI. RAGTIME 65 VII. AN INVITATION 76 VIII. A MEETING ON THE SHORE 89 IX. A MESSAGE 99 X. MAROONED 114 XI. "CORIOLANUS" 127 XII. IN QUARANTINE 140 XIII. THE LIFE-BOAT ANNIVERSARY 153 XIV. THE BEACON FIRE 166 XV. THE OLD WINDLASS 179 XVI. HARE AND HOUNDS 192 XVII. A DISCOVERY 205 XVIII. AN ALARM 224 XIX. A TORN LETTER 235 Illustrations