57

VII. A FELINE FUROR 65

VIII. NEIGHBOR 75

IX. EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND AT SEVENS 84

X. ABOARD THE NANCY HANKS 93

XI. AFLOAT ON THE CANAL 105

XII. MISSING 114

XIII. THE HUE AND CRY 122

XIV. AN UNEXPECTED DELIGHT 130

XV. THE PURSUIT 140

XVI. THE RINGMASTER 152

XVII. SCALAWAG GETS A NEW HOME 161

XVIII. A LONG LOOK AHEAD 173

XIX. SCHOOL BEINGS 182

XX. BEARDING THE LION 191

XXI. ADVENTURES WITH SCALAWAG 199

XXII. THE GREEN UMBRELLA AGAIN 211

XXIII. THE MAD DOG SCARE 222

XXIV. IT ENGAGES AUNT SARAH'S ATTENTION 232

XXV. LOOKING AHEAD 246

ILLUSTRATIONS

"Ruth sprang forward and seized the old gentleman's coat"
_Frontispiece_

"Neale reached up with a rake and unhooked the hanging basket" 74

"'I shall begin to believe you are a man-hater,' laughed Luke" 116

"There was a rush for the open hatchway and a chorus of excited
voices" 164

CHAPTER I

ALL UP IN THE AIR

It all began because Tess Kenway became suddenly and deeply interested
in aeroplanes, airships and "all sort of flying things," as Dot, the
smallest Corner House girl, declared.

Perhaps one should modify that "suddenly"; for Tess had begun to think
about flying--as a profession--as long ago as the winter before (and
that was really a long time for a little girl of her age) when she had
acted as Swiftwing the Hummingbird in the children's play of _The
Carnation Countess_.

At any rate she said to Sammy Pinkney, who was almost their