CHAPTER XXII 



THE BAZAAR 



That night, at a consultation held between these 

 three conspirators against misfortune, it was 

 decided that nothing could be done but wait. 



There was no use in attempting to remove 

 Garryow^en to another training ground; it would 

 be impossible to do so without being traced; 

 besides, there was no other place available. 

 There was nothing for it but to sit still and wait 

 for the thunderbolt to fall, if it was going to fall. 



The bazaar was to take place on the fifth, and 

 as day followed day without disaster appearing 

 in the form of a baihff. Miss Grimshaw began to 

 recognise that the forthcoming function was a 

 blessing in disguise. It was, at least, a visible 

 and tangible bother, and helped to distract the 

 mind from gloomy speculations. 



It was to take place in the school buildings, 



and on the fourth, much to the delight of the school 



children, a holiday was proclaimed. Benches 



and blackboards were turned out of the big 



schoolroom, the walls stripped of maps and hung 



with ivy and flags, and stalls erected. 



As money-making was the primary object of the 

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