Cupid of Campion

The narrative follows Clarence Esmond, a restless boy who yields to the Bright-eyed Goddess of Adventure and joins a gypsy band where he meets the sympathetic Dora and the roguish Ben. After a series of misadventures—including river swims, a disappearance in the Mississippi, and fights—he is brought to a Jesuit boarding school, Campion College, where his appetite, curiosity, and manners clash with college life. The plot traces his practical trials, friendships, humorous incidents, and moral growth as he adapts to communal discipline and discovers loyalty, faith, and the consequences of impulsive choices.