The Argosy, Vol. XI, No. 21

About this issue

This issue of The Argosy features the serial "Mr. Brad Mattoon: Or, Life at Hosmer Hall" by William D. Moffat, chapters IV-V. The story follows Brad, a new student at an exclusive academy, who immediately clashes with Sidney Ivers, a wealthy, bullying student whose father owns the estate. Brad calmly refuses to be intimidated, threatening to throw Ivers out a window. Teachers separate them, and Brad later meets Dr. Hope, the academy's kindly director, who has witnessed the conflict and reassures him. Brad is then introduced to Mr. Ivers senior, Sidney's aggressive father, who reveals animosity toward Brad's sponsor, Raymond Parker. At lunch, Brad observes the student body, noting their affluent backgrounds, the meek scholarship student Rob Wilton (called "the little dominie"), and the influential but self-conscious Eugene Clifford, who leads the "upper four" clique alongside Brayton Arkell, Clarence Bliss, and Arthur Paton.