Judy the Guide
Spoilers
It is the breaking of one of Muriel's favourite vases that sparks the enmity between Judy and the fifth former; when the second vase is broken Muriel immediately blames Judy and is not above spreading unkind words about the younger girl.
Left at school for the half term with only Muriel, her friend Phillis, and some juniors for company, Judy's life is only made bearable by a day out with her brother. But when Phillis accuses her of being a coward and a liar Judy gives credence to Muriel's comments about colonials by slapping her face.
She is finally brought before a Court of Honour to answer the charges against her but she fails to convince everyone of her innocence. The wrecking of the stationery cupboard provides a clue to the real culprit, however, and an accident at the big hockey match of the season, while unfortunate for Nancy, brings the feud between Judy and Muriel to an end.
All term the hockey team have looked forward to their match with Heyworth College, the big game of the season. But it almost ends in tragedy when a ball, carelessly hit by Muriel, flies into the crown and brings Nancy to the ground. It is Judy who comforts a distraught Muriel, thus ending the term-long feud.
contributed by Nicky Wade, England __ working from a hardback edition