ThePeppers-widowedMrs.PepperandherfivechildrenPolly,Ben,Joey,DavieandPhronsie-havereturnedtoliveintheirsmallhouseinGustyCornerswithJ.H.King,whotheycall"GrandpaKing",J.H.`sgrandsonJasperKing,andtheirfaithfulbutlerMartin,whileJ.H.proceedstohaveanothermansioninGustyCornersbuiltinwhichtheyallcanlivemorecomfortably.ButJasper`saunt,MarthaWilcox,isstillwantingcustodyofJasper,andwillgotocourttogetthatcustody.Jasper,whoknowsnothingabouthisaunt`slegalmanoeuvrings,wouldprefertolivewithhisgrandfatherandthePeppers.J.H.believesshemayhaveacaseespeciallyastheyliveinthePepper`scrampedhouse.So,J.H.,withMrs.Pepper`sapproval,decidestosendJasperandallthePepperchildrentoboardingschoolsothatMarthacan`tgetaholdofJasper.Ofthechildren,PollyistheonlyonewhoJ.H.andMrs.Peppertellthereasonofbeingsentawaytoboardingschool.