The Meadow-Brook
Girls on the Tennis
Courts
OR
Winning Out in the Big Tournament
By
JANET ALDRIDGE
Author of the Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas, The Meadow-Brook
Girls Across Country, The Meadow-Brook Girls
Afloat, The Meadow-Brook Girls in The Hills,
The Meadow-Brook Girls by The Sea,
etc., etc.
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Akron, Ohio New York
Made in U. S. A.
Copyright MCMXIV
By THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY
CONTENTS
- Chapter. Page.
- I. Smoke Rings From the Hills 7
- II. The Tramps Guard Their Secret 17
- III. Keeping the Girls in Suspense 24
- IV. An Unpleasant Surprise 33
- V. The Tramp Club Receives a Shock 40
- VI. A Discouraging Try-Out 48
- VII. The Meadow-Brook Girls Change Their Minds 60
- VIII. On the Service Line 69
- IX. A Cloud with a Silver Lining 81
- X. A Joy and a Disappointment 88
- XI. A Blow That Nearly Killed George 99
- XII. A Guest Who Was Welcome 114
- XIII. In the Hands of a Master 123
- XIV. A Steam Roller to the Rescue 137
- XV. Would-Be Cup Winners Break Camp 147
- XVI. In Camp on the Battle Field 156
- XVII. The Cup That Lured 170
- XVIII. What the Spy Learned 179
- XIX. On the Tournament Courts 190
- XX. A Welcome Disturbance 199
- XXI. A Disaster in Camp 208
- XXII. An Exciting Morning 216
- XXIII. A Memorable Battle 227
- XXIV. Conclusion 245
The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts
CHAPTER I
SMOKE RINGS FROM THE HILLS
“I want thome exthitement,” complainedGrace Thompson petulantly.
“Have patience, Tommy,” answeredJane McCarthy. “Did you ever know theMeadow-Brook Girls to go long without it?”
“I don’t know that we can look for anythingexciting up here on this side hill, surrounded bystumps, burned trees and blackened logs,” returnedMargery Brown. “I shall just perishfrom doing nothing. We have been up herenearly two days and nothing has happened. Ishould rather be down in the meadows than uphere in this dismal place.”
Miss Elting, the guardian