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The Hero of Garside School By: J. Harwood Panting |
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by J. HARWOOD PANTING Author of "Clive of Clair College," "The Two Runaways," etc. With Original Illustrations London
Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd.
and New York
(All rights reserved) Printed In Great Britain
[Illustration: FALCON WAS DEAD.... TO MAKE GOOD HIS ESCAPE, NO TIME MUST
BE LOST.] CONTENTS I THE MOTHER'S PRAYER II THE MESSAGE III THE CRY OF THE PSALMIST IV SHADOWS OF THE EVENING V THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK VI HARRY MONCRIEF ARRIVES AT GARSIDE VII A BAD COMMENCEMENT FOR THE TERM VIII FOR THE SAKE OF A CHUM IX GOOD ADVICE X TORN FROM THE BLACK BOOK XI FOR THE HONOUR OF THE FORM XII THE FORUM XIII A CHALLENGE FROM ST. BEDE'S XIV THE CHAMPION OF HIS FORM XV WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SAND PIT XVI "HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LEPER" XVII THE "GARGOYLE RECORD" XVIII PAUL WRITES A LETTER XIX THE SCHOOL OF ADVERSITY XX WYNDHAM AGAIN TO THE RESCUE XXI THE CHASM WIDENS XXII HATCHING A PLOT, AND WHAT CAME OF IT XXIII THE LAST BOND OF FRIENDSHIP XXIV THE RAFT ON THE RIVER XXV ON A VOYAGE OF ADVENTURE XXVI WHAT HAPPENED ON THE RAFT XXVII THE OLD FLAG XXVIII HIBBERT ASKS STRANGE QUESTIONS XXIX AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR ARRIVES AT GARSIDE XXX HIBBERT FINISHES HIS STORY XXXI A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE XXXII HOW THE OLD FLAG WAS TAKEN FROM GARSIDE XXXIII FRIEND AND FOE XXXIV THE MYSTIC ORDER OF BEETLES XXXV A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY XXXVI THE "FOX HOLE" XXXVII THE LETTERS AT THE TUCK SHOP XXXVIII "FORGIVE, AND YE SHALL BE FORGIVEN" XXXIX THE MISSING FLAG XL HOW THE FLAG FOUND ITS WAY BACK TO THE TURRET XLI FRIENDS IN COUNCIL XLII UNEXPECTED TIDINGS XLIII THE STORM BREAKS XLIV IN THE GARDEN XLV HOW THE VOTE WAS CARRIED XLVI WATERMAN DOES A STRANGE THING XLVII IN THE FOX'S HOLE XLVIII THE BURNING SHIP XLIX THE PETITION WHAT BEFELL IT L FOUND OUT
ILLUSTRATIONS
FALCON WAS DEAD.... TO MAKE GOOD HIS ESCAPE, NO TIME MUST BE LOST. "'I AM MR. MONCRIEF,' SAID THAT GENTLEMAN, STEPPING FORWARD." "AS ILL LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, HIBBERT RAN FULL TILT AGAINST MR. WEEVIL,
JUST AS HE REACHED THE OUTER DOOR." "SLIGHTLY RAISING HIMSELF FROM HIS POSITION ON THE ROOF, CRICK LIFTED
THE FLAGSTAFF FROM ITS SOCKET, AND DREW IT QUICKLY BENEATH THE
TRAP DOOR." "THE BOY WAS KNEELING BESIDE HIM, IT WAS MONCRIEF MINOR.... 'ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?' CAME IN A WHISPER FROM THE BOY."
THE HERO OF GARSIDE SCHOOL
CHAPTER I THE MOTHER'S PRAYER
"God grant that it may never happen, Paul; God grant that England may
never be invaded, that her foes may never land upon our shores." And the lips of Mrs. Percival moved in silent prayer. Paul regarded the
loved face of his mother for a minute or two thoughtfully, as though he
were longing to put to her many questions, but dared not. At length he
said, breaking the silence: "Did father ever speak of it?" It was one of the greatest griefs of Paul's life that he had never known
his father. He had been a captain in the Navy, but was unfortunately cut
off in the prime of his career by a brave attempt to save the life of a
man who had flung himself overboard. The man was saved, but Captain
Percival was drowned, leaving a widow and son to lament his loss. Paul
at that time was only a year old, so that it was not till the years went
on he understood the greatness of his loss. Often and often his thoughts
turned to the father who had been snatched from him by a sudden and
untimely death, especially when he saw the boys of his school who were
fortunate enough to possess both parents; but often as his thoughts went
to his father, he rarely spoke of him to his mother. He could see that
the pain and sorrow of his death were still with her that the awful
moment when the news came of that sudden, swift catastrophe had written
itself upon her heart and memory in writing which would never be
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