The Lead of Honour

Sargent Everett. From a painting by Frank T. Merrill
THE LEAD OF HONOUR
NORVAL RICHARDSON
WITH FRONTISPIECE IN COLOUR BY FRANK T. MERRILL
GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS : : NEW YORK
Copyright, 1910 BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (INCORPORATED)
Entered at Stationers' Hall, London
All rights reserved
First Impression, July, 1910 Second Impression, August, 1910 Third Impression, September, 1910 Fourth Impression, October, 1910
TO THE ONE WHO IS THE INSPIRATION OF ALL THAT IS BEST IN THESE PAGES L. R.
CONTENTS
BOOK I—THE SCHOOLMASTER