By
ETHEL TALBOT
With Four Illustrations in
Colour and Black-and-White
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED
London, New York, Toronto and
Melbourne

First published 1924
Printed in Great Britain

To
HILDA SKAE

Contents

CHAPTER PAGE
[1.][A Secret][1]
[2.][Going to School][12]
[3.][New Arrivals][23]
[4.][Scrambled Eggs][34]
[5.][Rules][46]
[6.][The Hope-Scott Prize][58]
[7.][Hermits and Horses][68]
[8.][Plans for Being Brave][78]
[9.][Mainly About Hockey][87]
[10.][A Holiday Adventure][96]
[11.][To the Rescue][107]
[12.][The House on the Cliff][117]
[13.][A Rebellious Plan][127]
[14.][The Hockey Match][135]
[15.][An Old Acquaintance][145]
[16.][Sybil Returns][155]
[17.][The “Little House”][164]
[18.][Margot’s Story][173]
[19.][News for Gretta][183]
[20.][Gretta at Home][196]
[21.][The Hope-Scott Shield][204]