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!
The school was situated in the suburbs of the popular town of
Merrifield, and was known as the Great Shirley School. It had been
endowed some hundred years ago by a rich and eccentric individual who
bore the name of Charles Shirley, but was now managed by a Board of
Governors. By the express order of the founder, the governors were
women; and very admirably did they fulfil their trust. There was no
recent improvement in education, no better methods, no sanitary
requirements which were not introduced into the Great Shirley School.
The number of pupils was limited to four hundred, one hundred of which
were foundationers and were not required to pay any fees; the remaining
three hundred paid small fees in order to be allowed to secure an
admirable and up-to-date education under the auspices of the great
school.
