ContentsCHAP.I. AN UNEXPECTED REMOVEII. THE GASCOYNE GIRLSIII. A FALSE STEPIV. A DELICATE TRANSACTIONV. TROUBLE IN THE FIFTHVI. A CASTING VOTEVII. DICK CHAMBERSVIII. GWEN RECEIVES A LETTERIX. KEEPING CHRISTMASX. A PRODIGALXI. A PRIZE ESSAYXII. GWEN TURNS HENWIFEXIII. THE SHOE PINCHESXIV. GWEN MEETS TROUBLEXV. STORM CLOUDSXVI. FIRST AIDXVII. A PRESSING ACCOUNTXVIII. GWEN'S BRIGHT IDEAXIX. A SCHOOL GYMKHANAXX. A DAY OF RECKONINGXXI. RETRIBUTIONXXII. THE TENNIS TOURNAMENTXXIII. GWEN TO THE RESCUEXXIV. THE SENIOR OXFORDTHE YOUNGEST GIRL IN THE FIFTHCHAPTER IAn Unexpected Remove"Gwen! Gwen Gascoyne! Gwen! Anybody seen her? I say, have you all gonedeaf? Don't you hear me? Where's Gwen? I--want--Gwen--Gascoyne!"The speaker--Ida Bridge--a small, perky, spindle-legged Junior, jumpedon to the nearest seat, and raising her shrill voice to its topmostpitch, twice shouted the "Gwen Gascoyne", with an aggressive energycalculated to make herself heard above the babel of general chatterthat pervaded the schoolroom. Her effort, though far from musical, atany rate secured her the notice she desired."Hello, there! Stop that noise! It's like a dog howling!" iratelycommanded a girl in spectacles who was cleaning the blackboard."And get down from my desk this minute! Who said you might climb upthere?""Look here, you kid, what are you doing in our classroom?"