Part 3

XV. THE BROKEN VASE 233

XVI. NEW PLANS 247

XVII. PHRONSIE 262

XVIII. TOM'S STORY 280

XIX. THE GRAND ENTERTAINMENT 300

XX. THE CORCORAN FAMILY 322

XXI. AT THE PLAY 346

XXII. PICKERING DODGE 368

XXIII. THE CLEMCY GARDEN PARTY 389

XXIV. THE PIECE OF NEWS 417

XXV. "THE VERY PRETTIEST AFFAIR" 435

ILLUSTRATIONS

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"TAKE RICKIE! HE BEAT TOO, AS MUCH AS I." Frontispiece

AND SHE TOLD THEM THE WHOLE STORY AS FAST AS SHE COULD 100

JUST THEN SOMETHING SKIMMED OUT FROM THE CORNER 155

"I NEVER DID REGARD PICNICS AS PLEASANT AFFAIRS," GASPED MISS ANSTICE 206

"SEE, JOEL, I'M ALL FIXED UP NICE," LAUGHED PHRONSIE FROM HER PERCH 286

"OH, I DO HOPE I SHALL DRAW THE RIGHT ONE, JASPER." 307

"AND SO WE HAD A LITTLE ENTERTAINMENT, AND SOLD THE TICKETS, AND HERE IS OUR GIFT!" 337

THERE STOOD THE LITTLE VASE, PRESENTING AS BRAVE AN APPEARANCE AS IN ITS FIRST PERFECTION 412

Five Little Peppers at School

I HARD TIMES FOR JOEL

"Come on, Pepper." One of the boys rushed down the dormitory hall, giving a bang on Joel's door as he passed.

"All right," said Joel a bit crossly, "I'm coming."

"Last bell," came back on the wind.

Joel threw his tennis racket on the bed, and scowled. Just then a flaxen head peeped in, and two big eyes stared at him.

"Ugh!"--Joel took one look--"off with you, Jenkins." Jenkins withdrew at once.