[Illustration: As Right Guard, Jane proved herself worthy of the position.]
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JANE ALLEN: RIGHT GUARD
By Edith Bancroft
Author of Jane Allen of the Sub-Team
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY Akron, Ohio New York
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Copyright MCMXVIII
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Jane Allen, Right Guard Made in the United States of America
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I DAY DREAMS 1 II A COUNCIL OF WAR 11 III BAD NEWS 17 IV THE REASON WHY 27 V THE UNKNOWN MISCHIEF MAKER 34 VI THE PLOT THICKENS 42 VII AN UNPLEASANT TABLEMATE 51 VIII A HAPPY THOUGHT 63 IX SEEKERS OF DISCORD 72 X A VAGUE REGRET 82 XI REJECTED CAVALIERS 91 XII NORMA'S "FIND" 101 XIII THE EXPLANATION 111 XIV OPENLY AND ABOVEBOARD 122 XV THE RECKONING 132 XVI PLAYING CAVALIER 140 XVII THE EAVESDROPPER 151 XVIII DIVIDING THE HONORS 157 XIX RANK INJUSTICE 167 XX THE RISE OF THE FRESHMAN TEAM 182 XXI REINSTATEMENT 197 XXII MAKING OTHER PEOPLE HAPPY 210 XXIII A NEW FRIEND 224 XXIV THE LISTENER 241 XXV THE ACCUSATION 258 XXVI THE STAR WITNESS 273 XXVII CONCLUSION 299
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JANE ALLEN: RIGHT GUARD
CHAPTER I
DAY DREAMS
"Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: Jane Allen: Right Guard by Edith Bancroft
- 2: Still I'm glad to go back to Wellington
- 3: You showed yourself a real pioneer freshman
- 4: A freshman of narrow soul and small honor
- 5: Weatherbee the satisfaction of seeing she was hurt over it
- 6: Weatherbee the approved stage villain
- 7: Jane Allen clung affectionately to them
- 8: Jane regarded her roommate in puzzled fashion
- 9: Weatherbee about your room for this year
- 10: Weatherbee may turn out to be 'the grand villain
- 11: Weatherbee rustled into the little office
- 12: To ignore this fact and return to Madison Hall
- 13: Weatherbee sarcastically agreed
- 14: Jane found herself telling Mrs
- 15: Weatherbee had not enjoined silence
- 16: Weatherbee looked when she came downstairs
- 17: When I have anything to say about Marian Seaton
- 18: Enter Marian Seaton as a letter writer
- 19: Weatherbee had formerly been wont to greet her
- 20: Adrienne half rose from her chair
- 21: Adrienne cut into the conversation
- 22: Weatherbee Jane could not agree
- 23: Returned Maizie in equally guarded tones
- 24: Marian asked nervously of Maizie
- 25: Marian Seaton and Maizie Gilbert have returned
- 26: She knew that Marian was quite capable of dropping her
- 27: Weatherbee couldn't bear Jane Allen last year
- 28: In the slow glance she cast at Marian
- 29: It's Judith Stearns that draws them
- 30: There are only four freshmen in this house
- 31: Tell Ethel to go in and invite Alicia
- 32: Jane anxiously asked Did you see Alicia
- 33: Alicia Reynolds has gone back to her old chums
- 34: Judith smiled but said nothing
- 35: With so many sophs in the house
- 36: The quintette consisted of Ethel
- 37: Adrienne waved an approving hand
- 38: It's a very unpretentious place
- 39: Kathie finally excusing herself
- 40: If Freda were worrying over that
- 41: We each invited freshmen whom we knew
- 42: I will of my own accord go to the Prexy
- 43: Alicia had no recitation at that hour
- 44: Keeping a sharp lookout for Alicia
- 45: Alicia mutely studied Jane's resolute face
- 46: Weatherbee had given her my room
- 47: Elsie Noble had turned on Alicia
- 48: I can't I won't I floundered Elsie
- 49: Exclaimed Adrienne triumphantly
- 50: She's to blame for letting herself be influenced by Marian
- 51: Due to the demand for taxicabs for that evening
- 52: Norma remarked anxiously as the four skipped
- 53: She turned to the four freshmen
- 54: Whatever might be freshman opinion of Jane Allen
- 55: Let's go and get some lemonade
- 56: Maizie promptly nominated Leila Brookes
- 57: Exclaimed Christine in surprise
- 58: Because it was injurious to Judy and Imp
- 59: Christine Ellis and Marian Seaton
- 60: But Miss Stearns outclasses her
- 61: Sympathized one tactless sophomore
- 62: Adrienne sagely wagged her curly head
- 63: It didn't matter so much about the Stearns girl
- 64: A lot of sophs went over to her after the try out
- 65: Selina was distinctively aggrieved
- 66: Invited by Miss Rutledge to take seats
- 67: She was chosen instead of Miss Stearns
- 68: I dare say Miss Stearns knows all about it
- 69: I can't imagine myself as advising Miss Rutledge
- 70: I know that Judith Stearns can outplay you
- 71: The faculty house where Miss Rutledge lived
- 72: What did Miss Rutledge say about it
- 73: Selina Brown is behind the whole thing
- 74: Selina Brown and Laura Nelson also found wisdom in silence
- 75: We're going to the stable to see Firefly
- 76: I've a whole pocketful of sugar for him and Firefly
- 77: 'Somewhere between Madison Hall and the library
- 78: Declared Maizie with her slow smile
- 79: The sophomores had elected to be patriotic
- 80: And Aunt Mary hates railway traveling
- 81: Weatherbee to go to her room before dinner
- 82: I'll wear my raincoat and run for it
- 83: There to spend the holidays with the Duprees
- 84: CHAPTER XXIVTHE LISTENER Returned to Wellington
- 85: Weatherbee had knitted for her niece
- 86: Suggesting Adrienne in her stead
- 87: I never do the last evening before exams
- 88: Though hilarity reigned during the fudge making
- 89: Adrienne made a sweeping gesture
- 90: She promptly stowed a suitcase on end against it
- 91: Now she admired Norma for herself
- 92: Weatherbee wants to see us in her room
- 93: She accused you of being a kleptomaniac
- 94: You may repeat to Miss Stearns
- 95: Weatherbee undoubtedly believed Jane
- 96: Weatherbee needn't think she can make me keep quiet
- 97: Weatherbee a letter from Edith Hammond
- 98: Weatherbee was finding Monday a most amazingly exciting day
- 99: I know I oughtta come to you before
- 100: Weatherbee all about that register business
- 101: Weatherbee now took command of the situation
- 102: We will take up that of your missing jewelry
- 103: Contradicted the invincible Elsie
- 104: Weatherbee had been on the point of checking her
- 105: I don't think Maizie ought to be
- 106: Weatherbee decide to expose her wrong doing to Miss Rutledge
- 107: Exclaimed Marian in exasperation
- 108: Weatherbee had taken it higher