# Mike (Wodehouse)

MIKE
A PUBLIC SCHOOL STORY
BY
P. G. WODEHOUSE AUTHOR OF "THE GOLD BAT," "A PREFECT'S UNCLE" ETC.
CONTAINING TWELVE FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
T. M. R. WHITWELL
A. & C. BLACK, LTD.
4, 5 & 6 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. 1.
1919
First published September, 1909. Reprinted in 1910, 1916, and 1919.
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY BILLING AND SONS, LTD., GUILDFORD.
"ARE YOU THE M. JACKSON, THEN, WHO HAD AN AVERAGE OF FIFTY-ONE POINT NOUGHT THREE LAST YEAR?"p. 225
TO
ALAN DURAND
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| I. | MIKE | 1 |
| II. | THE JOURNEY DOWN | 7 |
| III. | MIKE FINDS A FRIENDLY NATIVE | 13 |
| IV. | AT THE NETS | 19 |
| V. | REVELRY BY NIGHT | 24 |
| VI. | IN WHICH A TIGHT CORNER IS EVADED | 32 |
| VII. | IN WHICH MIKE IS DISCUSSED | 37 |
| VIII. | A ROW WITH THE TOWN | 43 |
| IX. | BEFORE THE STORM | 50 |
| X. | THE GREAT PICNIC | 56 |
| XI. | THE CONCLUSION OF THE PICNIC | 61 |
| XII. | MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE | 66 |
| XIII. | THE M.C.C. MATCH | 72 |
| XIV. | A SLIGHT IMBROGLIO | 80 |
| XV. | MIKE CREATES A VACANCY | 85 |
| XVI. | AN EXPERT EXAMINATION | 91 |
| XVII. | ANOTHER VACANCY | 97 |
| XVIII. | BOB HAS NEWS TO IMPART | 102 |
| XIX. | MIKE GOES TO SLEEP AGAIN | 107 |
| XX. | THE TEAM IS FILLED UP | 113 |
| XXI. | MARJORY THE FRANK | 118 |
| XXII. | WYATT IS REMINDED OF AN ENGAGEMENT | 125 |
| XXIII. | A SURPRISE FOR MR. APPLEBY | 130 |
| XXIV. | CAUGHT | 135 ​ |
| XXV. | MARCHING ORDERS | 140 |
| XXVI. | THE AFTERMATH | 144 |
| XXVII. | THE RIPTON MATCH | 149 |
| XXVIII. | MIKE WINS HOME | 155 |
| XXIX. | WYATT AGAIN | 166 |
| XXX. | MR. JACKSON MAKES UP HIS MIND | 169 |
| XXXI. | SEDLEIGH | 174 |
| XXXII. | PSMITH | 179 |
| XXXIII. | STAKING OUT A CLAIM | 183 |
| XXXIV. | GUERILLA WARFARE | 189 |
| XXXV. | UNPLEASANTNESS IN THE SMALL HOURS | 196 |
| XXXVI. | ADAIR | 202 |
| XXXVII. | MIKE FINDS OCCUPATION | 207 |
| XXXVIII. | THE FIRE BRIGADE MEETING | 213 |
| XXXIX. | ACHILLES LEAVES HIS TENT | 220 |
| XL. | THE MATCH WITH DOWNING'S | 225 |
| XLI. | THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF JELLICOE | 234 |
| XLII. | JELLICOE GOES ON THE SICK-LIST | 239 |
| XLIII. | MIKE RECEIVES A COMMISSION | 243 |
| XLIV. | AND FULFILS IT | 248 |
| XLV. | PURSUIT | 253 |
| XLVI. | THE DECORATION OF SAMMY | 260 |
| XLVII. | MR. DOWNING ON THE SCENT | 263 |
| XLVIII. | THE SLEUTH-HOUND | 269 |
| XLIX. | A CHECK | 275 |
| L. | THE DESTROYER OF EVIDENCE | 281 |
| LI. | MAINLY ABOUT BOOTS | 287 |
| LII. | ON THE TRAIL AGAIN | 294 |
| LIII. | THE KETTLE METHOD | 297 ​ |
| LIV. | ADAIR HAS A WORD WITH MIKE | 303 |
| LV. | CLEARING THE AIR | 308 |
| LVI. | IN WHICH PEACE IS DECLARED | 314 |
| LVII. | MR. DOWNING MOVES | 319 |
| LVIII. | THE ARTIST CLAIMS HIS WORK | 326 |
| LIX. | SEDLEIGH v. WRYKYN | 334 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
BY T. M. R. WHITWELL
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.
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