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The Manor House School
BY
ANGELA BRAZIL
Author of "The Nicest Girl in the School" "The Third Class at Miss Kaye's" "The Fortunes of Philippa" &c.
ILLUSTRATED BY A. A. DIXON
BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY
Contents
| Chap. | Page | |
| I. | Nora's News | 9 |
| II. | An Interesting Stranger | 22 |
| III. | A Strong Suspicion | 36 |
| IV. | Haversleigh | 50 |
| V. | An Unexpected Development | 67 |
| VI. | Monica | 80 |
| VII. | Lindsay's Luck | 94 |
| VIII. | Pendle Tor | 111 |
| IX. | The Plot Thickens | 127 |
| X. | Under the Hawthorn Tree | 143 |
| XI. | Sir Mervyn's Tower | 161 |
| XII. | An Enigma | 178 |
| XIII. | Lindsay Makes a Resolve | 189 |
| XIV. | The Lantern Room | 202 |
| XV. | Hide-and-Seek | 215 |
| XVI. | A Surprise | 229 |
| XVII. | Good-bye to the Manor | 243 |
Illustrations
| Page | |
| Glorious News! | Frontispiece 239 |
| "She opened the door cautiously" | 35 |
| "I know what Monica was going to say" | 93 |
| An Unfortunate Accident | 139 |
| The Secret Door | 202 |
CHAPTER I
Nora's News
It was the first week of the summer term at Winterburn Lodge. Afternoon preparation was over, and most of the girls had left the classroom for a chat and a stroll round the playground until the tea-bell should ring. From the tennis court came the sounds of the soft thud of balls and a few excited voices recording the score; while through the open windows of the