s, saw in progress.

So she packed it all away in her mind, ready to tell to all those young
people who also loved the Peppers, when they clamored for more stories
about them--just what Polly and Joel and David did in their merry school
days. Ben never got as much schooling as the others, for he insisted on
getting into business life as early as possible, in order the sooner to
begin to pay Grandpapa King back for all his kindness. But Jasper and
Percy and Van joined the Peppers at school, and a right merry time they
had of it!

And now the time seems ripe to accede to all the insistent demands from
those who love the Five Little Peppers, that this record of their school
days should be given. So here it is, just as they all gave it to

MARGARET SIDNEY.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. HARD TIMES FOR JOEL 9

II. THE TENNIS MATCH 24

III. A NARROW ESCAPE 35

IV. OF VARIOUS THINGS 49

V. AT SILVIA HORNE'S 60

VI. THE ACCIDENT 75

VII. THE SALISBURY GIRLS 89

VIII. "WE'RE TO HAVE OUR PICNIC!" 105

IX. ALL ABOUT THE POOR BRAKEMAN 121

X. JOEL AND HIS DOG 135

XI. THE UNITED CLUBS 154

XII. SOME EVERY-DAY FUN 173

XIII. THE PICNIC 186

XIV. MISS SALISBURY'S STORY 206

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"