hardy boys - hidden harbor mystery (1961)
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RB ORMY T RY
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T 8 : D UN A P , I NC ., 1 96 1
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ntheoriginalofthe sametitle,Mr.
emost up-to-datemethodsusedby
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elow surew asinahurry toget past
eHardy , w hohadbeenpushed
uise ship sgangplank.
k edusoverboard " agreedhis
thegangplankfrom
okedcuriouslyafter
ovedthemaside.
enteen,anddark-haired
hestrangercry out to
t comeaboard "
w as t h e r m a ns w er . I t ' s p a st m i d-
morevisitors.
owntothepier. ud-
irled.Thevisitorwas
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ystery
I must seeMr. H ardybefore
bout amystery , F rank remarked.
good-bytotheir par-
ctive,FentonH ardy,
w ere leav ingf romNew
uise.Mr. H ardywas
inessandpleasuretrip,
client in amaica .
tenedintently tothe
werfullybuilt man
f baggageandsaun-
ngw ay . TheHardys at-
eman sheavy,wheezy
at faceturnedupw ardtothe
ight. Igiveup, camethede-
rabove.A shecame
ough-lookingmangave
uffledoffquickly.
ad reachedthepier.
hreddish-brownhair.
ghispalmwith a
nutter frustration.
sa idF rank , steppinginf ront o f
youmentionFentonH ardy .
and oe.
T h e ma n s e y es b r ig h te n ed . H e h a d
gthat markedhimasa
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elfout,tryingto
continued. Ihaveacase
e b ac k f or t e n da y s, s a id F r an k .
h e yo u ng f e ll o w si g he d . I c a l l ed
MissHardy theretold
eggedmenot topester
n t G e rt r ud e . o e c hu c kl e d.
oNew York, thinkingIm ight
hour, themanwent on.
readinthenew spapersofMr.
ss e s "
arentlysuddenlyre-
d, h e c on t in u ed , t h a t hi s s on s
t theyhavesolved
own.H owabout it?
ohe lpme "
. u t , o e r ep l ie d d ou b tf u ll y ,
sedtogocampingsoonw itha
yourcase, anyw ay, F rank suggested
w e c an t a ke i t , Mr . "
o rt h , t h e ma n s ai d , hi s f ac e s ho w -
ut him.
enearherew herew ecaneat
d I w a s i n su c h a hu r ry t o
sa iledIdidn t havetime
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ystery
l is t en w hi l e yo u e at , o e s ai d .
hup asidestreet.
eamywindowbearing
A M H ouse
sgood, oeremark ed, andthe
.
eatingplace,with
oor. Theplacew ascrow dedw ith
r.In onecornersat a
plewho,liketheH ar-
ellpartyonboardthe
stomerswererough-look-
district.Thenoiseof
heodoro f f rying sh
Worthseatedthemselves
he middleoftheroom.
adtakenadinnerorder
hesforthe H ardys,the
ory.
ublisher, andeditoro f the arch-
ablyneverheardof
w spaperinthetownof
theA tlanticcoast.Pretty
yRecord,though,ifa cer-
eB lack stonehashisw ay "
oequeried, asheandF rank leaned
d.
e ssuingmeforlibe l, Worth
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sabout thew ealthiest business-
the leadingcitizen.
u e nc e i s co n si d er a bl e " F ra n k
eabout runsthetow n, ad-
B esides, he stry ingtoruin
r. B lack stonehaveagrudge
ask ed.
moreabout B lackstonef irst, sa id
livesona largeestatew hichis
ckstoneproperty.Pro-
lackstonedescendant,
eoldfamilymansion.
great-grandfatherofboth
uble.Inhis will,he
weenhissonB enjamin
e,whomarriedaRand.
anwiththeboundarylinehe
art Worthmadea
ark mentionedinthew illto
w as thegreat oak be-
henewspapermanpointed
e ly therew eretw ogreat oak s-
ond.
cla imedthepond " oededuced.
exactly . Theheirsbick eredand
oryears,but nothing
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ystery
" " " " " ' -
nthetime of amuel
ther, theygaveupthedis-
wasinterestedin the
ckstoneswent intobusi-
ndtheR ands w ell,
wnhil l nancia llyeversince.
pretty run-downnow,
Randdoesn t mindit,
ibe lsuit, Mr. Worth " F rank
k sago, Iheardarumorthat
meinterestedinthe
sudden,andthat the
print arumor, o fcourse , F rank
to r a gr e ed , b u t I w e nt t o t h e
dthat Randhadcome
n' sw il l . Then enny
e. enny saseamstress, who
eB lack stones. amuel s
ndofher, diedabout
ennywasdischarged.
dmeshe hadpersonally
enB lackstoneandPro-
Well,I actedverycau-
ry that therewasa
nothingmore. That w asa
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o t l i be l ou s , F r a n kc o mm e nt e d. S o
problemthere.
, sa idtheeditorwithincreasing
thestoryappearedintheR ec-
umor arumorthat
rtunehadbeenbuilt on
stolengoodsfrompi-
ut that in " F rank ask edquick ly .
t ! " B a r t W or t h ex c la i me d . I
self. veryoneonmy
ispirate rumorhas
archmont foryears.
edinmy paper,though,
stouchyandproud va in
Myonlychance isto
ristrue, whichIhon-
llowscan t he lpmedo
paper "
p ol o gi z e " F r an k a sk e d. C a n t
lack stone "
No.I veopposed
epast inmypaper,
owhehas amotive
es -heretheyoungman
e i n hi s e ye s S a mu e l B l a ck -
. Idon t tak ethat f rom
ght! A ndifhesucceedsin
lhave archmont com-
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ystery
vedwiththefood.
ashhishands, oe
in k h a ll w e t ak e t he c a se
F rank answ eredthoughtfully .
apparent l ibe lw asprintedin
a imthat hedoesn t k now
ttyweak.A neditor
offhispress.
us t h im "
dk now moreabout thisbusi-
rselves,that' sall,
ndburly forearm
dys table . H ow about
andedaraspingvoicef romthe
oe.
ght theboysheard
g.Theylookedupand
edtothehuskymanthey
plank.
y ou r se l f, o e s ai d .
ookthebottle.
eyoungeditorre-
gantoeat. a ter, asthey
ask ed, Well, w il lyou
ogetheronthesidewalk
dow.A fewcustomers,
uilt man,cameout the
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Mystery
ddownthedarkstreet.
o think about it , Mr. Worth,
andlet youk now .
erner sfaceregistered
I msorry, hesaida litt le
pedat least that Mr. H ardyw ould
nce Icouldn t reach
lpme. How ever, here is
e w rote it onapieceof
ook.
dwalkedaway
edoffinthe opposite
hestreet onbothsides.
neddimlyonadistant
brotherscameabreast of
roanfrominside
here ishurt! " F rank excla imed.
slyintothebuilding.
dthanthe door
them.Fourstrongarms
oughpalmswereclapped
sheardheavy,
t o mi n d yo u r ow n bu s in e ss "
.
blows.Frankand
thehead.Theyslumped,
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m
t torev ive inthepitch-black w are-
lyforthewheezybreath-
rs.H earingnothing,
r andshookhimslightly.
l lright? " F rank stammered,
edecoyedinhereby that groan
member "
nhorns " F rank murmuredin
t byatrick likethat!"
gerly . A t least it didn t
rted. Thefe llowsw ere
r that raspingbreathing
uywesaw at thepier
emust haveoverheard
andtried toscareusoff
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Mystery
epick edthebest way there is
k retortedgrim ly . We ll
al sorrytheyevertan-
thers "
incesolvingtheir
heTow erTreasure , thebrothers
onas detectivesby
resourcefulnessinthe
case,TheMarkonthe
successfuladventure.
esup,andmadetheir
ntothestreet. uckily,
bcamebyin afewmin-
r hotel.
orningfoundFrankat
We vedecidedtoaccept
heto ldtheeditor. We ll
ont earlytomorrow,and
s.
h a nk s . I m y i ng b a ck t o mo r ro w.
uget there.
graphof ceanddic-
ardy in amaica :
S E T O MO R RO W
H , A R CH -
honeanddia ledthe
plump,good-natured
cheerfulvoicean-
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m 13
p y ' I -- v ~
togocamping, now that your
t heask ed.
he t , o e r ep l ie d h ea r ti l y. O n l y,
go ingtothecoast o f
ound "
cefollowed.Thencame
H ow comethesw itch "
essmatterturnedup.
tt e r " e x pl o de d Ch e t. Y o u d on t
ryiswhat youmean.A n-
d-goosechasethat
ooro leC het into "
edhehateddanger,
t oftheH ardyboys
ount youout? " ask ed oew ith
me t h e gr u dg i ng a n sw e r. I v e
uld lieonthebeach
narrowescapes.
ouupat daw ntomorrow .
thehotelcafeteria,
start theirsleuthing,
s soonasthey reached
rtall,angularaunt,
unt Gertrude,at times
rydespiteherpridein
nionofthe wholeex-
s h e de c la r ed . I t ' l l e n d i n
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Mystery
ndthenFentonwillhave
bbeanto helpyou.My
Y o u kn o wD a d wo u ld n t w a n t u s
gcase " oesa id.
g u es s n ot . W el l , yo u d b e tt e r ha v e
ndmaybeyou dlik eto in-
ecidedthat Chet
he night at theH ardys
ThenFrank backed
owconvertibleintothe
packedsleepingbags, tents,
clothing,andtheH ar-
ment intoit.
doneofherdelicious
dsecondhelpingsof
r kn o w, M i ss H a r d y t ol d t he m
ewasabig, tough- look ingman
fternoonbeforeyou
ameupour driveway.
wanted.A pparently
p, F rank sa id. Thesame
and oe. Hadthe ir
ecededthemtoB ayport?
ect,however,not want-
udeunnecessarily.
morning,afterbreak-
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m 15
ardy,theyellowcon-
and oeinthefront
uiet B ayport streets.
rhighwayheadingnorth.
r an k , wh o wa s d ri v in g , i f a n y-
e llthink w e resti l lgoing
, declaredC het. Thebrothers
f theirnewcase.
however,Franksent
,passedunderneath
hehighwayonthe
boundforGeorgia
,andthenext,they
creteundera warmsun
ononthelast dayofthe
ofpolicecars, withred
naccident ahead.
hersandChet sawa
memodelastheH ar-
nonthe centergrassstrip.
r ee p s " C h et s h u dd e re d . I t
ext servicearea,he
thecounter.Theboys
eatingwhentwostatetroopers
rby.
up , s a i dt he r st of c er . T he
wnclear,luckyforthem.
blue sedanforcedthem
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Mystery
1 ~ w v -w
erof thecarbehind
gbut didn t catcha
ber.
y sstopthesedanfarther
hertrooper.
eturnedoffat thenext exit.
pseofthedriver,
t- facedfe llow . Hadablond-ha ired
idtheircheck and led
ntotheconvertible
a c ci d en t ' w a s m ea n t f o r us " d e cl a re d
eagain. Thedriversounds
ththe wheezybreath-
gdetectivescontin-
owat thewheel,turned
uedsouthonthe sec-
ursuit.
they ro lledinto archmont,
mainsquarecontain-
CivilWarmonument.
thesquare,andthe
dingwhichhousedthe
e s, w hi c h we r e on t h e se c on d o o r.
tedinthecar, oeran
a smilingB art Worth.
s a id t h e yo u ng e d it o r. H e
dshookhandswith
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m l7
syoua llw ant tocamp. I l ltak eyou
best spot.
wthe sameroadby
dtown.A bout amile
Turnright onthislane. It
m ileaw ay . Only sher-
at halfamilefarther
e entrancetotheB lack-
sabout halfw aybetw eenthe
ProfessorRandhashis
ncefromB lackstone s.
ngscrubbypine
to thebeachwhere
sroad, bare lydiscernible , turned
eansmellsgood " C het declared.
ad, Thisroadendsat
eadalongtheshore and
beanidea lspot fo ryoua llto
wyou rearound.
edspot betweentwo
tchedtheirc amp.
provisions,Frankand
ck totow n.
ndhair, wearinga
oppedthemas theyen-
e.
Mr . W or t h, h e s ai d . I s e e y ou
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~ 5 T h e H i d d e n H a r bo r M ys t er y
v isitorsf romupNorth,
B oys, thisisMr. HenryC ut-
eyourse lves. Mr. Cutterandhis
eintheantiquebusi-
elookingoverbusiness
agreedC utter, appra isingthe
yes. Onceinaw hilew e
rpeopleinterested
tablebusiness. Wemak e
round archmont.
H ardysfollowed
e.H eretheydiscussed
howtheyoungsleuths
e i t.
ittle touro f thegroundsto -
s a id . K e e p me p o st e d.
vingbackon the
What didyouthink ofMr. Cut-
ew egot agoodonce-overf rom
eeting, Frankcom-
theH ardystookaswim.
ve,theyprepareda
wnbread. A ftereating,
three sat andtalked
meon.Thecontinually
,asthesunset' safter-
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m 19
eair grewcloseand
meto inspect theB lack stone
sed. It' sdark enough
C h et s u g ge s te d q ui c kl y . I l l s ta y
brothersset offonfoot
heB lackstonehouse.It
kngthroughthehighgrassand
rea lonescragglypine
elesssandy.The
thickvegetation,more
art' sdirections, weought to
muttered oe, beaming
a d.
emadehardgoing,
hts. A t last thebrothersstruck
swampgrass,matted
es.Thenan openspace
htsshoneonanexpanse
ater.
splaceshouldbetotheright,
rdinanortherlydi-
thebrothersdiscerned
wasanarrowpath
ghswampyground.A n
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Mystery
r ' ~
dtheirears,andthey
w obig, erce-looking
F r an k e xc l ai m ed , p oi n ti n g to t h e
aredmansionbefore
edat abrightly
dow.Throughit they
gthem,waslargeand
ark,and gangling.A
whitebutler scoat,
chedstea lthily , themen s
g et i t o v er m y d ea d b od y
n.
s B l a c k st o ne , n o do u bt , o e
derw hat R andisa fter.
ous,saidsome-
uddenlyB lackstone,
vychinavasefromadesk
eprofessor shead
t.Frankand oe
poundedonthedoor.
esecondsit w asopened.
dbeenintheroom
calmlyfromthehall-
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m 21
ll -r -q rw 1 ~ " "
s ee M r . B l a ck s to n e r i gh t a w ay "
nt usheredthebroth-
room.There,com-
hair andreadinga
TotheHardys pro -
foundnotraceofPro-
wasthefact that the
smashedagainst his
desk
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nd oeremainedtooas-
vy-set manput down
eme " heask edgruff ly .
r . B l a ck s to n e " F r an k
ouw ant?"
dacry , andthought maybe
nt! "
Themangavethebrothersastee ly
No, there sbeennoaccident
nspendingaquiet evening
rst v isito rsI vehadtonight.
oudoingonmyproperty "
gthearea , oeansw ered
ve just beenexploringthebeach
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w amparoundhere, Mr. B lack -
Incidentally , mydogsareusu-
wouldn t adviseyour
again.Minnie how
or.
teredtheroom.
ed.Theyhadexpected
rlymanwhohadan-
ookedaroundforhim
too,wasgone.
bo t h se e n th a t g h t I d t h in k I
tered,asheandFrankleft.
, F r an k wh i sp e re d . M r . B l a c ks t on e
linen-suited gurew asap-
rive.
o e e xc l ai m ed .
enryCuttermountedthe
eboyssharply,but merely
hemintothehouse.
e sherefor, F rank mused.
ers lingeredun-
ssnear thehouse.
awthecurtainsacrossthe
uffvoice couldbe
ust acoupleofnosyNorth-
ook here , C utter, it 's
on t se ll.
dawayfromthewin-
vescouldhearno more.
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Mystery
7 " 7 Yf l " ' \
eyr etracedtheirsteps
mp.
toPro fessorR and " ask ed
t hegot ak nock out wa llop. A nd
ndthat brokenvaseso
enseeacrack init , F rank added.
C utterw antstobuy f rom
aid. S omethingforhisantique
nswer, hisbrotherreplied
t r y o u r lu c k at R a nd s h o me t o mo r -
akfast,Chet pointed
shingsmack somedistanceof f
w hat' srunning, hemurmured.
reply.Theyset offfor
turnedleft.
nd sstoryabout last night,
th panishmoss, partly
hernmansioninneedof
ungbell-likefrom
heH ardysmounted
yportico,supported
columns.
yonthedoor.There
ycircledthe neglected
windows,calledout,
doors,with noresults.
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s n o t h e re o r h e ju s t d o es n t
on c lu d ed . A l l r i gh t , th e n-
"
sestate, w ithitscarefully
edsandprunedshrubberymade
ousin srun-downprop-
ayounggardenerpush-
lledover tohim.
r so me b od y T h e pl e as a nt - fa c ed
eminthebright sun-
ee lderlybutlerw howork sforMr.
s we r ed . W e c a n t n d h im .
t h e ga r de n er d r aw l ed . W e l l, n o w,
just thismorning, Ihear.
veyears. Don t it beat a ll "
oe laughed. B ut theminutehe
nk noted, Mightysud-
.
eagreedterse lyashefo llow edthe
dthehousebefore
te tookthempast
ogsleapedandwhined
he boys.
t o h av e t he m at m y th r oa t ! " o e
nthinkingout the
W e d b e tt e r he a d fo r a r ch -
a n d l oo k u p e n ny h r in g le .
dB lackstonequarreling
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nHarborMystery
art,shealsotoldhim
kstonemoneyoriginally
llWortha llthis " oew on-
ried towardtheir
a n kr e as o ne d . S h e d b e en a
ryears,and just lately
dher. heprobablyw antedtoget
t uptodateonthe
nvertiblefor arch-
pof paper,then
ntilhefoundthe one
toan unpavedroadthat
mbankment.The
esmalland dingy.
F rank announced, po intingtoa
nbyscragglybushes.
doorandknocked.
black -and-w hitecat camearound
elfagainst theboys
pedurgently.
heonlyanswer.
itty , k itty " sangavoicenearby .
aheavy,middle-aged
rchof thehousenext
dasaucerof milk.
" F r an k i nq u ir e d.
n t kn o w wh e re e n ny i s , r e -
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earedwillingandeven
ut it 's right strangeabout hergo-
ut providingforhercat.
on theground,the
Now thisisw hy it 's funny .
erdaymorningjust after
forlaw -abidin fo lkstobe
case,andnot evena
edout inherbest dress -
black one andano ld
hereshew ent?" oeask ed.
I reckonshewalkedout
mebodysent forher.
sosneak yabout it? "
mmittalinordernot to
spicions. oonthebrothers
tocampfor lunch.
Chet about thestrange
srestedundersome
volvedinthiscasehavedis-
medupinexasperation.
astow heretheymight have
aybew eshouldreport these
rthorthepolice.
o n e mo r e da y , F r a nk u r ge d . I
tonight. A f tera ll, it ' s
holecase. Ifwedon t
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Mystery
allin theauthorities.
dthefort here , C het o ffered
ng sgreat.
ht ofduskfoundthe
quietlyamongthesand
ecauseoftheinsects,
msandfaces withre-
tionagainst anonslaught
s, oecarriedastout club.
reesandhummocks
antasticshapes.Frogs
nonewouldslip witha
ant pool.A t last theboys
nthetwoproperties.
hisperedF rank , turningle f t.
a nd s s id e r st .
roughthedensegrowth
.It wastotallydarkwhen
at, openspace. B eforethem
fan ancient oaktree,
wassilhouettedagainst
edsky.
edtheremainsofthe
ust beoneof thetreesmen-
rank sa id, astheboysmade
nd untiltheycame
f thewater. Heretheoak
oeswitchedofftheir
Overhead,moonlight
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ringeofacloud. ud-
k sarmandw hispered,
T h e ye l lo w b ea m o f a a s hl i gh t
hefarrimof thepond.
eoakstumplike
y . Once, w henthemoonsa iled
ght aglimpseofatall,
ngback andforth.
ng f o r so m et h in g F r an k wh i s-
R a nd "
oundtheedgeof
arerandnearerit came.
sly.B ut beforethey
y,crashingstepsre-
brushanddiedaway.
e n ab b ed h i m " o e s ai d i n di s -
ce " F rank sa id. Thenhepo inted
middleof thepond.
edbya fewmack-
dden roilingdis-
ace. argecirclesof
dingoutward.A t their
nlik ehumpsslidinto
trousheadrosebrie y ,
ht.Thenit sankbe-
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dalmost believetheyhad
urewithitsjagged n
kand oepeeredinfas-
deredpond.
n " oew hisperedinaw e.
gainsurfaced,and
rtotherear bank.H ere
ared.
o e c ri e d, s wi t ch i ng o n h is a s h-
o a f t er t h at th i ng "
therearofthe pond
mblingoverroots,dodging
ngintherank mire,the
heirwayalong.
ust havecomeout nearhere "
ght around.
ationgrewright to
ardysplungedthrough
_- - 7 - -_
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1
hetepidwaterlapover
beamspickedout crushed
methinglargemust
.B ut thetrailendeda
the thickgrowth.No
creaturecouldbe
sterslippedback intothe
apprehensively.
dof fhis ashlight and
thesame.A t theedge
thebig swamp
road,alight wasmov-
w ere ghtingthe ir
dergrowthtowardthe
w asthe ironly light, asthey
swiftly. oonaglow
aheadofthemlit upagroveof
esstrees.Underneath
oediscernedata ll gure
oppyhat, hisback totheboys.
nk and oeslippedfor-
ange gurecarrieda
ntlystoopedtoex-
crouchedfor along
.Theboyscrept closer.
gurestoodtohisfullheight, as
keashot, hewent off
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Mystery
throughtheswamp.
ng f o r Ra n d s " F r a nk w h is p er e d
orward.
enlysent oesprawl-
ntopof him.A head,
esw inginglanterngained
rfeet, theboysranon,
slight hilltowardthe
igh,solidhedge,sil-
nlit sky,cameintoview.
epursuedmanandhis
hedenseshrubbery.
dupandplunged
i ed F r an k .
ounddroppedoff
elowthemlayabroad
elanternwasnot in
ip, oeadmitted.
the chase,thebroth-
theocean.They
onhisstomach,munch-
amysterystory.
gh t ! W h er e h av e yo u b ee n w i m-
edled, look ingat the ir
het, youmust gouptothepond
ha t ? N o, t h an ks . B u t y o u r e k i d di n g "
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' 3 3
rank replied, andheto ldthe
t to teaseC het. You re
ment,Chet.
tm e . I l l p ul l a s h o ut o f t he
emonsterenoughforme.
mpstove,and pre-
coa. uddenlyhesaid,
e llows Didyourea lly seesome
saur... inthat
hat big. F rank hadto laugh.
w asasbigasaman, at least.
l ly . Doyouthink
nectedwiththemys-
o e s hr u gg e d. I w o n de r i f th a t
sawthecreature.
s. C het shook hishead.
shedtheircocoa,thencrawled
soundly.A fterbreakfast
ended undaychurch
own,then Franksaid,
etoPro fessorR and shouse. If thepro-
l lgotothepo lice . Idon t care
WesawRandtakeanasty
aybeseriouslyinjured,
edthe run-down
ndit asemptyasit had
Theyheadedat full
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Mystery
ndwent toB art Worth s
" heask edexpectantly.
ercequarre ltheHardyshad
tonemansiontwonights
t h e bo y we n t on , h a s a ny o ne
eprofessorlately "
headand grabbed
It' sacaseforthepo-
B ut Frankrestrained
rnot becomeinvo lved, theboy
ra ll, oeandIw erethew itnesses.
afeud withB lackstone,
u. A lso , w edon t w ant
rew orkingforyou.
sleft tomakeareport
stationwasatrimbuilding
acrossthesquarefrom
ergeant ledthethreeinto
eC hiefGera ld. F rank gavean
emiddle-agedlawof-
dintently .
hetimeyouenteredthe
ended, thechiefre-
dindeepthought. What
t metodo " heask ed.
houldprocureaw arrant and
house, F rank urgedpromptly .
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5
pthe telephone,
e b eg a n po l it e ly . M r . B l a c ks t on e ,
mev isito rstoourtow n
t a ght a t yourplace
emen Pro fessorRand,
issupposedlymissing. I m
get awarrant andmake
eo icer sface
lackstone sreaction.
guntil thechiefhung
squizzicallyandre-
ack stonesaysIdon t needaw ar-
out thereright now,
me that hehasn t
neofhispatrolmen
dChet toapo licecarout-
estheywereparkedin
use. amuelB lack -
porch.
, h e g re e te d t he l a w o i c er ,
tiontoChet Morton.
eevery thing. Theheavy -set
oysdirectly.
edthemtoeverypart of
ekept asharpwatch,but
inary.Finally,heled
or.
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7
backtothe house.
out ofthelongprivate
archmont.
h e ch i ef t o ld t h em , y o u v e
b o th e r us , F r an k s ai d . N o t i f
r ut h .
heircamp,thethree
onference. Wemust nd
portant, Frankin-
rgo ingback theretonight withour
kingdownthemonster "
ndyellowmoonrose
kswamp,thethreeboys
ge. F rank and oe, inbath-
emasksand ippers.
rappedto hisback.Chet
hot broth.
, sa idF rank quietly. H eput
reathinghose,and
r.
oewerestartledby
nthefarside ofthe
almost hypnotized,a
kablylittlenoisewrig-
water.
th nbrok ethesmooth
dandheadedstraight
adgoneunder
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t r I t ' s a f te r F ra n k " c r ie d o e a s th e
ndisappearedbeneath
nfacemaskand breath-
tothedark,menacing
ullywithhis ippers,
ewater.Thebottomof
ack,but just enoughof
ltereddow nthroughthe
violent thrashingmo-
hisbrother sshoulder
metime,hecameto grips
pperythat wastugging
perintothepond.
d. B ut thecreaturepos-
aduallywrestledhim
thebottom.
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" -y v~ .< -v " ' I
neverlet gohishold
wrenchedhimselfloose
dinagain.Desperately,
ippersandk ickedw itha llhis
mybodyoftheattacker.
eboysupward
urface.Withafrantic
amtotheshore,still grasp-
r.Chet wadedout and
ewminuteslaterFrank
his headgroggily.
rderedC het, handingoverthe
What happened "
mef rombehind, F rank re-
ehot broth. Myairl ine
et a trick leo fw ater. I
edout! "
movedhisownequip-
hisbrother sairhose.
, h e t ol d t he m. C o u ld b e f ro m
nife, claw s, shears, teeth.
c ho e d Ch e t. Y o u me a n a n a ll i ga -
T h e m on s te r s h e ad w e
That' senoughsleuthingfor
r ml y. L e t ' s g o "
theyweremorede-
overthepond ssecret.
rank aw akened t and
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Mystery
L et' shireaboat andgo
y , heproposedat break -
ee ifR andisrea lly there . Idon t
f r ie n dl y n ot e . A n y b o dy m i gh t
thethree friends
vertible.A stheydrove
archmont, theysaw
of shingboats, w ithsea
e irw ingsamongthem.
ck s, F rank announced.
ngaboat forthe
ngadeal withthe
t and oebought some
tsat anearbygrocery.
adyto shoveoff,atall,fa-
proachedthem.
w s " H enryC utterasked. His
watchedthemsharply.
boysassumedwasCut-
w art, jo inedhim.
asw ellday , repliedF rank, casu-
w ethought we dtak ea
avefun. C omealong, tew art.
sypa ir, C het compla ined, set-
ldwoodencraft with
dshie ld. agerly oe
mbledaship shelm.
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woodenboxhousing
ft wasmovingtowardthe
tlantic.
sa litt lesouthofhere , ex-
hart. It' snothingbut
ccordingto Worth.The
inyears, sincethere sno
chmont.
eadedtheboat
a.Thewhitedunes of
theirright.Thehori-
owder-blueskymet the
ena pileofjumbled
m Is la nd , F ra nk s ai d br ie y .
ysaw that theislet was
sofrock,about ahun-
nter roseaconical
roofand gapingwin-
ejettyand tied
somestonesteps that
othelighthouse.
aroundforthe gangling
fessor. Noonew asinsight.
" oeca lledout. Noanswer.
eislet,peeringinto
ndcalling out periodi-
se.
nsidethe lighthouse, C het sa id.
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Mystery
ncetoo great toswim.
ed t h os e l in e s ti g ht l y F r an k d e-
recut bysomebody inthat
o e b ur s t o u t. B o y, w h at a m es s
ayout hereonawild-
o f f , we remarooned "
isthought hecould
A l l o ur f o od g o ne T h e bo ys
andtookstock oftheir
t ofviewit seemeddes-
uart o fdrinkingw aterinmy
edthem, andonepack age
ypocket.Oh,allthat
and Ican t standit! "
gvesse lspassanyw herenear
mly . A ndIguessthis
pleasurecruising.The
rthink sw e reonapleasure
but hedoesn t k now where.
hat Cutterandhispal
y ndout w e remissing.
L et' sgooutsideandsee if
sislandw ecanrigfora
exploredtheirsea-
ascomposedofsharp,
pdrops inbetween.
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hadmadeanetworkof
wcaves.
down011therocks and
aration oftwochoco-
owsofwater.A sthey
l,staringidlyat theold
Wealw ayscarrymatchpack ets
gtrip, so let' sl ight the
ssignal.A lltheseold-
dacetylenebeacons.If
work,what goodisthe
ginhighschoo l "
yintothe lighthouse.
ground- oorroomdi-
ower,they foundabig
owardthelight.
lw eget thegasforthetank "
iedthe lidoffanold
eare- -calciumcarbide "
Weput someof thischemi-
awateroverit. The
sacetylenegas,which
ght.
.Theysent Chet out
r.Meanwhile, oe
e beacon.Therehe
hmultiple jets. ook -
anelesswindows,he
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Mystery
sbucket ofwater.
eringofmetalfar be-
matchesfromhispocket
ke.
me t he m u l ed s ig na l. L i gh t h er
aringmatchtothe
pingthroughthewide
gainandagainhe
oles,but without re-
sweregone.A t that
efloorcreaknearby.
methinglif tedhimupand
e-openwindow.With
e l p " o e f el t h im s el f p lu n gi n g
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nkandChet wereelectri-
dcry forhelp, andthenanother
tocomefromoutside
c r ie d F ra n k. H e s p r i nt e d up t h e ri c k-
hestructureshookunder-
d.
ptybeaconroom.
het heardonlythe
ughandthesoundof
cksbelow.Thencame
w.Twotannedhands
de,in theearlyeve-
e oedanglingninety
s.
ere " F rank ye lled, at thesame
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Mystery
swrists.Theheftyboy
.Together,theyhauled
t hr ew m e o ut ! " t he b oy g as pe d
rest. I managedtograb
ssyoudid, sa idF rank .
t B ut there snobody
an k s ig n al e d ab r up t ly . Q u i et ! "
yslistened.Thesea
ewindhummed
also hearcreakingon
fwaydownthe
wnorheardanythingand
inddidn t blow youout?" C het
s p r e t ty s t ro n g.
w o e h ad r e co v er e d fr o m hi s c l os e
bedandpushedthroughthew in-
danybodyhaveclimbedthe
git? " Frankfrowned.
obeananswer, oereturned.
ea look at thesta irs. A nybodygot a
romapocket,but it
Guessit needsnew batteries,
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t ofmatchesand
henhereachedthe two
ouslyleaneddowninto
another match.A net-
portingbeamswasre-
k eringlight.
t o h id e , h e s ai d . B u t it c ou l d
gileperson.
faceupto it, oesa idsomberly .
doggedbyadangerousenemy , and
u s "
greed, sw ift lypiecingtogether
emust havebeendroppedoff
headingaway.Thenhe
ongtherocks untilhe
hebeacon.
ippeduptothetow eraheadof
estayedbehindthesesup-
tothebeacon, thenfo l-
hestairs whilewewere
thecreakingweheard.
gr ee d o e. B u t w e l l ha ve a ha rd
at night ifhe shidingout in
ngbut matches.
theirpackets,which
lled.
reusedtohunt forthe
arned,wasnot inside
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d en H a r b o r My s te r y ~
onethingforustodo, sa idF rank .
d o or a n d bu n k in t h e ke e pe r s
emyiscanspendthe
ninthemorningw e ll
o e a ss e nt e d. W e l l t ak e t ur n s
r s t w at c h, o e a nd C h et
oortosleep. A t m idnight
boy. oetooktheearly-
ot beenadisturbing
dedsleuthsemerged
redballofsun wascoming
light mist hungover
ht mea lI vemissed, moaned
suffering.
ndedroundabreak-
ulpsofw aterapiece. J ust
er, hesaid,andcare-
saga in. MaybeIcan
r
n d ou r en em y, s ai d Fr an k. A n d
handlehimw henw edo "
rosehigher,theboys
passagewaysinthe
ybodyhidehere " C het w on-
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Mystery
What about asigna lfo r
n d s om e th i ng t o m ak e a r e .
d turneduponlyafew
fteracheerlesslunch
kand oewent toscour
eChet triedhisbest
ut fa iled.
rsdraggedout aheavy
ngabout toburst f romthe
hisapart,Chet looked
ructureabout thesize
a n o ld b r ic k o ve n , h e t h ou g ht .
edupwith brick
dat themortarwithhis
andChet pulledout the
h e ye ll ed . T re as ur e "
eft theirdemolished
ethantreasure , oesa idexcit-
ook at that pileo fnewspa-
a r e g oi n g to n ig h t! "
tackofoldpapers,some-
hage.
n t he w or l d q u ip p ed C h et .
e funnynew spapers. Noheadlines.
re lie fo fGenera lMcC le llanfromcom-
ederalarmieshasbeen
ereadf romoneof thesmall-
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Mystery
bor. B eforesa il ing, C lem-
yhoodfriend,that the
werehiddennearby,
or ndingthem, incase
morizeddirectionsin
themtowriting.
M a y be y ou d i dn t n d a
vegivenusaclue toone.
n H a r bo r T h er e s n o th i ng
t' sinlet.
b or , F r an k mu s ed . I / V h e r ev e r it
neisnearby.
w e d on t g e t o f f th i s is l an d , we l l
h e re mi n de d t he o t he r s. L e t ' s
sepaperstodry,and
ngout inthesun, too .
oughout thedayfor
noticed,but nooneap-
ningcame,thethree
ing, thepapers, andpiecesof
thehighest point on
spreadoverhead,but a
hadset in.Thehigh-
bythewindand
ndlikegustso f ne
actedasshields, oe
mainingmatches.A fee-
to lick at thecrumpledpapers,
the drivingspray.A n-
hthesame result.
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e
ethreeboysploddedback tothe
ungerandthelackof
mak ea tfulnight' s
maroonedtriostepped
afaint droningsound
ject passinghighover-
" o e cr ie d wi ld ly . H e y H e lp "
sF rank and oew aved
edat thetopofhis
dtowardthemainland.
t iontoday , boys, C het sa id
ies, now ater. Iw on t put up
shinthisocean, andI mgo-
"
eredolfwithadeter-
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be 5 5 7
oediscussedthecase
g to g e t r i d of u s " a s ke d Fr a nk .
Thenhesurew illgotoany length
ngtherumor.
c ks t on e , o e d ec i de d . H e d e -
dwasout here.H e
.
vbeenfooledby it, F rank com-
semight haveguessedwe dcome
w art? Theboat ow ner "
nd tew art, oeagreed.
Cutterseemsmightyinterested
k ingforB lack stone.
ruptedtheirspecula-
ut boyhustledto-
eamedabigmackerel
ntoatidepoo l, hecriedex -
i n a ft e r it ! "
ghto ripout part of
staircaseandbuilda
e r e g o es m y l as t m at c h, s a id C h et . o o n
ere lin nesty le. Using
sregaledthemselveson
ed, adroneoverheadannounced
plane.Theboyssig-
thecraft circledonce,
lm water.
ye lledC het infervent re lie f.
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a inst meiscomingupfortrial,
proofthat someoutsider
a l, hesa id. J enny
o ldmethat story. hemayhave
fw ecould ndher.
esidesherneighbormust have
k reasoned. We llcombthe
ai d Wo rt h. I l l co me a lo ng .
aniedbytheeditor.
gyellowshirt witha
onit.
a s we l l di s tr e ss s i gn a l h e
i f w e ne e d on e a ga i n.
nsquareandques-
ht havenoticedthe
wmorningsbefore.No
rworkedtheirwayto
romwhomthe boys
hemsuspiciously.
b oa t ? " h e a sk e d.
rank answ ered.
Thenyoua llw il lpay forher "
drewout hischeck-
w erew ork inginmy interest
sisted, despitetheH ardys
esearch. uddenly
lgift shopnot farfrom
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ntalvases, hesa id, po intingto
y rethesamek indastheone
and "
intothestore.Chet no-
Negroboy,whohad
ntly,enterafterthem.
vases, theshopk eepersa idin
stion. Yes, they rea lw ays
ow B lack stonereplacedhis,
ers,astheyturned
dslipped out infront
eneavesdroppingonusforha lf
na lly remarked.
" B art shook hisheaddoubt-
d o in g n o ha r m, I m s u re .
irfriendsstoppedat
market. WhileF rank , oe, and
nchyvendor,Chet
kup behindthehigh
sh, andlistenw ith
g le " t h e ve n do r r ep e at e d. S u r e,
er d a y, e ar l y "
franticdiveat thelit-
haddodgednimbly,
wholecartloadoffresh,
rwardonitstwow heels. The sh
ofChet!
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e61
h " c ri ed t he v en do r.
C het w a iled.
c r ie d o e t o ot h er s o n th e
isappeared.
pedtohis feet,andthe
s h , th e v en d or , m ol l i e d ,
upmysta llt ' o thermorning.
ycomebyandget onthe
a C it y . h e s g o t k i n th e re ,
t funny,though,she
sa idF rank w ithsatisfaction.
r e a Ci ty "
Record sparkinglot,
rth sgreensedanand
ampamongthedunes. Here
shyshirt, andthe
st legalspeedtoward
art sloweddow n.
rback thereontheshoulder "
o fessorR andw asinit! "
a s ke d Fr a nk , am a ze d . C u t te r w as a t
rwardlookingfora
af cw asheavy inboth
ndachance,but when
thespot,theparked
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t w a s R an d F r an k a sk ed a s t he y
emore.
t at e d. H e s a wm e , to o .
n t hew ant anyonetok now
oew ondered.
question.I/V henthey
f eaCity,Frankhopped
torewithaphonebooth.
Onlyone hringle
ook , andgaveB art the
rea littlewhitebun-
eHardysandB art
edoor.
nanswered. Oh, you
e n ny " h e s ai d . Y e s ,
he sgonefortheday tothe
ardwalk.
ot! Whenthey
section,Bart parkedhis
tothe crowdedboard-
.Crowdsofvacation-
steroftables shadedby
araboardwalkrestau-
ie d B a r t , po i nt i ng .
withgrayhairwasseated
hew assippinganice-cream
her,shelookedupat
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up,graspeda black
at ! " c a ll e d th e e di t or , a s he a n d th e
enny hringledodged
rankgainedonher.
" h e c ri e d ou t .
panickylookbut did
thewalkand haltedat
et windows.Thenext
nningtowardher,saw
htlypa inted funhouse
Pa lace.
bizarrebuilding,awell-
t thescreamingcustom-
.
W e l l, h e s ai d , a l l w e
y hringlecomesout. he
ever.
Thisfunhouse istoo
enny sage.
go i n , F r an k a gr e ed , b e f or e s he
here.
missiontickets,andthe
house.Frankled the
wtunnel.Chet fol-
stumbledforward.
m.H angingcobwebs
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hery,snakelikeforms
reachingalevelplace,
y o n ly t o n d t he m -
ngthem backward
offthetreadmillafter
lightedchamberwith
hewalls.
ort.Confrontinghim
ant gurewithavery
out laughing.It washis
erated Then, re ected
er gureofgoril la -l ik e
ar attenedface.
" ahoarsevoicerasped.
dfor him,Frank
t room.Intheweird
t the oorti ltedside-
ppedcrazily.Frank
torundownhillwithout
ed,helpless,into
ust pickedthemselvesup
cond,theheavybulk
edintotheir midst.A ll
rin aheap.
khardin thepit of
eath.A sthefourrolled
e,hecaught thegleamof
hand
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es d ro p pe r
" F ra nk y el le d. H e h a s ak ni fe "
he man sbrawny
ndclungto it grimly.
uggledfora foothold, oe
n ankle-hightackle.
intotheinclined oor,
schest.
lungtotheman sarm.
t asuddentwisting
roaro fpa in. Hisbig st
armlesslyawayover
is n t mu c h fu n a ny m or e " o e
ckedandlashedout.
pingblowsin return.
theentrancetothe
esperateheave,the
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es d ro p pe r 6 7
ho v ed t h e bo y s as i de a n d e d .
andChet plungedinto
xcitedscreaming
blacknessahead. ud-
vesclamberingonhands
nowslopedsharplyup-
aredaroundholewith
gbeyond.
w i th t h e st e ep c h ut e " o e
"
dgy gureofaw oman
thetopoftheslide.
h e sh r ie ke d i n te r ro r . P l ea s e,
"
hehoarse-voicedman
astilyhedivedforthe
enedwomanoffbal-
er.With ascream,she
ckward.
tretchedforward,
auledherbackto safety.
ma n " o e a sk e d, r e ac h in g t he
w n, F rank answ ered.
edbyChet,whisked
the chase.
at ! " s o bb e d th e wo m an .
Miss hringle , F rank sa idsooth-
i ss h r in g le " h e n od d ed , a s he
must beasta irw aynearby .
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Mystery
sedbehindthem,the
ageddoorjust besidehim.
amstressthroughit onto
ht o f steps. They leddownbe-
ding.
enny , returnedtothe
ndB art Worthhurried
t b i g gu y i n th e c ro w d, o e r e-
s M is s h ri ng le "
al r ig h t, F r an k a ss u re d t he m a s he
ench.
t h an k y ou s o m uc h , t h e se a ms t re s s
edmeetingtheireyes-
s.
n a wa y f ro m me , e n ny " h e
dsinher lapand
ecause- -because I mnot a llow ed
hespokethewordsde-
w asfearinhervo ice .
w hom " theeditorprompted.
hereonly tov isit yourcousin "
heademphatically.
ne s o me t hi n g to d o wi t h th e
t "
dherlipstogetherin
v e it y ou r w ay . B a r t s ig h ed . I f
llwait anddriveyou
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es d ro p pe r 6 9
dhurriedof f .
ve learnedsomething, F rank
t f romthequestionsshew on t
tryingtokeepcertain in-
lack stone isthesigna lfor
pete ly , oeremark ed.
he r d re s s " F r an k w en t o n . I t
l i ke t h e b e st d r e ss h e r ne i gh -
ithherhandbagand
rtoget out o f archmont
Worthput inw ithsatisfaction.
ek nowsmystorycanbeproved "
sw iththem, enny
bstinatesilence.
vegot tounderstandhow serious
ed. ProfessorR anddis-
boyssawB lackstone
ent.
F r an k s ai d . Y e t , wh e n we
a searchofB lack-
eremployershowedusa
fessor toprovethe
erms.
priseshow edinthew oman s
addressedFrank.
, s h e s a id , s o I l l t el l y ou t h is
rsIworkedin that
hadnothingtodowith the
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Mystery
t feuding.Theyjust ig-
-neverevensent greeting
soonwrite B lackstone
othat pondIheard
t think Randw rote it?" F rank
w omanuptohercousin s
a id enny, slippinginside .
ungdetectivesand
archmont.Night had
thehighdunes around
undofB art' scardiedaway
theboysbusiedthem-
ations.
d.Meanwhile,Chet
bowlandbeat themfuri-
seddeepskillet overthe
eHardysw atched, C het poured
ringallthetimelike a
f h am s o . Ch o pp e d on -
..Now,with the
chboywasbalancinga
thahugesteamingthirdof the
by ashlight.
hofappeasedhunger.
aysof the light, oesaw
ark face. Quick lyhesig-
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es d ro p pe r 7 1
still. A fteramoment,
w howaseavesdroppingonusto-
. Now ourcampsite is
k decidedtotra ilthe lad.
provedeasytofollowamong
ht wasalreadybright.
in g a p ac k ag e , F r an k n ot e d.
he sandtowardthe
moon,theyoung
alltheway.
ng f o r th e R an d p la c e, o e o b-
eft at thepond.
erelyskirtedthewa-
mp.
no ws w e r e f ol l ow i ng h i m, w h is -
e s t r yi n g to t h ro w u s of f .
overwhichthe
a ll gure inthe longcoat
dgeloomedup at the
isappearedthroughit.
e re , F ra nk s ug ge st ed . H e l l
comeback .
indabush.Pres-
hedgealertedthem.
ypassedbythem.With-
edalongsidethepond
oneproperty.Frankand
rthebighouseandlook
oits cellar.
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Mystery
yH esurek now shisw ayaround
Frankmuttered.
racternumberseven. oe
' shaveanotherlook at thepond.
alkedonuntilthey
ofthestill water. ud-
pple marredthesur-
oew hisperedexcitedly.
emergedeerilyinthe moon-
mainedvisiblefora
out ofsight intothe
, o e s a id e x ci t ed l y. W e l l g et
underwaterlights.
w h at t h at t h i ng i s y et ! "
k a gr e ed . L e t ' s c u t t hr o ug h
yandgotothebeachthat
ng, andw e llsavetime.
edthew ealthyman s
ntlysprintedacrossthe
fromthelightedhouse.
dthebeach,two enor-
pessuddenly ew at
k stone stw oferocious
dloose
rgerofthepolice
knockedhimtothe
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steethas it hoveredover
eseized theanimal s
wayfromhisbody.
edoffhissw eat shirt. He
dog sheadw ithit.
apedabout,giving
brotherssprintedto-
ectedthesmallerdogto
emainedwithitspal.
" o e p an t ed . Y o u ok ay ,
hadagoodscare . ay , w onder
lackstonewewere
yset hisdogsonus.
it past him, oegrumbled.
oungsleuthstoldChet
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H i d de n H a r b or M y st e ry
alungs,masks,weighted
ippers, andunderw aterlightsinto
arryingthe ir shingspears,
sdogs,theboyswent by
rushdirectlyto the
themselvesout fortheir
raspedaspearinonehand
the other.
k s ai d , i f a n yb o dy c o me s , or i f
ace,knocktwostonesto-
nus.
.ForawhileChet
ngin ever-widening
onthe lightsgrew dimand
ltogether.Chet felt verymuch
mpacrossthepond,a
siontohisle f t, and erce
. A nunearthly look ing
upfromthewaterclose
h e be ll ow ed .
r Pe te s s ak e c am e o e s c al m
memudonme, that' sa ll.
likesomesort ofmon-
quipment,waded
e r ep o rt e d. N o s i gn o f t he p r e-
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thewholepond.
hedanddressed.
theyhikedbacktocamp
srest.
enext morning,
e blueA tlantic.Frank
k s, dashedacrossthe
breakers.
" o e ye l le d , ri d in g i n on t h e cr e st o f
s C h et ? "
ast! " F rank shoutedashesw am.
a n he w a it t o e at ? "
ov e r to o e . T h er e s
ck again, hesa id, glancingsea-
serthismorning.
just rea lizedthat boat's been
orningafterweset up
vespotteda gureon
ooksdeserted. ud-
ther. Youdon t think
out theretospyonus "
dhunch, F rank answ eredasthe
L e t ' s l o o k i nt o i t l a t er , h e
though, w e dbettersee ifw e
essorR and. I mcon-
ngimportant toB art' s
break fast, F rank sa id, I
relativeofGrover s,
ckagetohim "
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Mystery
p on d er e d th i s. W h a t d o y ou s u p-
"
a id p r om p tl y . W h at e l se "
hed,theyconsidered
odone. IfGroverisinhid-
rank sa id, maybethe lit-
a ls. et' sgoovertoPro-
ngandscout aroundthat
sslippingthroughthe
Negroboyhaddisap-
esliddownto the
ndChet followed.
, theysaw that thehighbank of
thebackoftheold
mp.Theboysmoved
en-foot risetowardthe
chokedtheendof the
ngthefruit ashe
h,Chet suddenlycalled
raresomebrick s, fe llows. ook s
e sacorrodedcopperpot.
kitchen.
F rank cried, runningover.
o e a s ke d .
ehindthebighouse, his
C het hasjust foundthere-
kitchen.
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-.1 ~ ~
heprow lerinthe longcoat van-
nundergroundpassage
sewhichwasusedfor
olden days.
cr ie d o e. L e t' s n d i t! "
thesurroundingter-
enceofanypassage.
b ac k t on i gh t , o e p ro p os e d, a n d
e ll leadusto it.
k s ai d . O u r n ex t m o ve i s t o in -
hingsmack .
rnedto camp.A fter
arefulplansfortheir
ntheH ardyspiled
heyellowconvertible
e archmont docks.
t!" repeatedthemanat theboat
ufe lle rsdidn t bringback the
t ed "
me , F r an k a ss u re d h im . W e d
shingtack leandba it, too .
mpleted. oonthe
uggingovertheblue-
s.Whentheboat had
nedalongtheshore
wheelguidedthecraft
o f the shingsmack .
oeput ontheirdiving
ght belowthegun-
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Mystery
horedafewhundred
shingvesse l. Q uietly
heside intotheocean,
seen.Nonchalantlythe
s h .
and oecamenoise-
ethesmack shull.
nedintentlyashot,an-
rs.
youeveryopportunity , ed,
sharperthan theoth-
themall. F irst thew arehouse
ewrongcar.They got
aliveandslipped
gersin eaC ity. What gooddoes
etow atchthe irmove-
pit, compla inedafamilia r
osek idsareatougherjobthan
re d , S o t h e a t -f a ce d g uy
a n d he s i n c ah o ot s w it h C ut t er "
eargument aboard
, seethat youdon t fa ilnex t
We llneverget what w e
osemeddlingsnoopers "
rvoices,makingit
ear more. ubmerg-
kedback tothe irow nboat.
t sh, C het announcedproudly
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board. L ook at these "
ch, too . oeto ldhimw hat they
shingvesse lasthe litt le
bor.
m e an s , F r an k a dd e d, t h at C u t -
t hoarse-voicedfellow
w asthe ghost' on
e d . Y o u t hi n k Cu t te r s a n -
ver-upandhe sinB lack-
r an k r ep l ie d . A l s o, h e c ou l d be
matter.ThoughIstillhave
t acrook.MaybeCut-
meofhisown.
t, the boysdrove
.
" C het orderedastheHardys
r. Thesearespecia l
ught em, OleChet w il lcook em,
em "
k l au g he d . J u s t s o O ld C h et
ng, too .
" o e g ri n ne d , as t h ey n i sh e d
otoPro fessorR and s.
t,theboystooktheir
t o f f . Whenthey reachedthe
rrypatch andsettled
egroboy toappear.
ashescrutinized thesur-
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Mystery
ouk now , hew hispered, these
yhavebeenmovedhere.
kitchenat all. et' stry
at thebaseof thebank .
n , s a id o e .
chedcarefullybe-
ushFrankhadpointed
o e s i gn a le d , hi s n g er s t ou c hi n g a
eepriseunder the
edhim.
dat aheavywooden
ncetothepassageway , I l lbet! "
F ra nk w ar ne d. S o m eo ne s c om in g "
ushes andwaited
int rustling,andthelit-
wspaper-wrappedpack-
edoor
F rank, oe, andChet
enteredadarkbrick-
ad andtotheirleft,a dim
edarkness,thenvan-
nt throughalowdoor.
Chet and oetensed
edhishandon thedoor
h e w h i sp e re d .
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htheheavydoorsw unginw ard
all.
h g o aw ay , si r. G o aw ay " s an g ou t a
aredinastonishment at
eyellowlight ofakero-
dentablerevealedthe
the litt leNegroboyandtheo ld
n shands,partially
kage,containingmeat
most tippedover
eleapedupandscam-
everalhuge wooden
ponracks.
dupcalmlyand faced
chimneyofthelamp.
w ant?" heask edina low vo ice.
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Mystery
wGrover, F rank answ eredas
ntothe light. Yousaw
ofessorRand,andyou
it. Wek now there s
on,andweare tryingto
s.
n g to y ou . T h e th i n ol d m an s
su d de n a ng e r. Y o u v e g ot n o b us i -
e t u r n ed t o t he l a d. D i d
eeto ndme "
peeredaroundacask.
cameTimmy ssmallvoice .
ut here , Groverordered.
found. There llbeaheapof trouble
F rank saidk indly , asthe litt le
andfather sside . We
. Idon t think yourea lize
tota lk toyou. ome-
il lus, orat least scareus
dmight telluswhy,
peared.Unlessyouhelp
eofstraighteningthings
ossible , F rank expla inedtothe
oyshadcometo arch-
oldservant watched
edfromhis eyes,and
nedwithconcern.
eystartedthat feudupaga in
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go ingtocomeof it! "
l lright, sir, I l lte llyoufolk s
rouble.Thefasterevery-
happierlotso f fo lks
k stonesendyouheretohide
ried.
G r ov e r ad m it t ed . F r o m Mr .
Miss hringlesome
errelatives.
herethew ho letime, insteadof
t inued.
ew antedmetogoout there ,
B ut w henabodygetsaso ldas
dtoride intra insora ir-
milesawayfromwhere
i fe . o I s a id I d k e ep
,instead.I suppose
dplantationkitchenpas-
amilyknowabout it.
nwiththeB lack stonesa long
.
r. My fatherservedtheB lack -
oo.Used tobeagrand
hisMr. B lack stonemak eyou
m pt e d. B e c au s e we d a s k yo u
w "
entlemenare ghtingoverthat
owtheydon t want people
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Mystery
g h ti n g ov e r it . o o n as M r .
dwiththat vase,I
incasesomebodyw as
youcoverit upsofast?" oew on-
kstoneandIcarriedPro fessor
henweswept the
nder arug.Mr.B lack-
cket andset that twin
neduphisbook.Then I
sa llright, then " F rank in-
oundaf teranhour, madasa
mplainmuchthough,be-
oattract anybody satten-
ertheland.A fterPro-
ckstonesaidthat he
goforawhile.
heretheprofessorisstay ing "
I f h e s g o ne , I d on t k n ow
imself . T immy , haveyou
ely "
repliedthe ladmeek ly . With
eboys.
nsort of shadow ingyou, theo ld
ew asaf ra idyou dmak etrou-
. Groversmiledat his
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egentlemenarea llright,
dedtotrya newlead.
b eg a n, d o y o u kn o w wh y t he
are ghtingoverthebor-
Isit becausetheB lack -
edon it somewhere "
s H i d d e n H a r bo r " F r an k a dd e d.
kedat theboysin
ow dyoua llk now about that?"
dthediscoveryof thecap-
s weremaroonedat the
bout asmuchabout it asIdo ,
OldMr. C lement B lack-
moneyandfamilypa-
to ngland.That was
ng on.Mr.Clement
edoverthere af terthe
lackstonesstarted
reasureburied, exactly " oe
t a n yb o dy e ve r d ig i t u p "
indof lost track of things, some-
ered,obviouslypuzzled
dy to ldmew henIw asaboyhe
at themouthofH idden
now anyHiddenH arbor.
ssomethingnew, anyhow , oeob-
emouthof theharbor.
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othewholecase, F rank declared
hemoney , but thepapers.
ortunewasmade.They
ory "
ection, he injectedanew
v er y bo d y l o st t r a c k o f t he f o r-
id. Didn t thefeuddie
time Theremust be
o e p ut i n , b o t h fa m il i es w a nt e d
tolocateClement' s
rthey lost track o f it , the
othemanymore "
k s ai d . T h e f eu d h as s t ar t ed u p
foundacluetothe for-
htly sure , Groversuddenlyde-
emstomeProfessorR andisk ind
Fact is,hewastheone
r. B lack stone, he sarich
t n e ed a n y mo r e mo n ey t h an h e s
youboyshaveseenhis
afortune.
c al i d ea , o e a gr e ed .
lack stonemak ingsuchafuss
het,bewildered.
nemaynot w ant themoney , oe
sthosefamilypapershedoesn t
containproofofsome-
publicized.
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piracyandsmugglingcharges "
Theev idenceB art needs "
A llthisbo ilsdow n
must ndH iddenHar-
st, beforeB art' scasecomesto
phishand, warningforsi-
om,thesoundof
brickreachedthem.
s c o mi n d o wn t h e pa s sa g e, G r ov e r
overthelampchim-
Theoldbeverage
aldarkness.Thefoot-
d,inthedirection of
" F rank askedGrover.
, s ir , w a s th e a ns w er . N o bo d y
hefamilyandtheserv-
I w i ll f o ll o w th a t m a n F r an k
C het, stayout inthepassageby
urethefe llow doesn t sl ip
ckthedoor,andthe
passageway.Ahead,
thebrick oorw itha
y , oemurmuredasthebroth-
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ltapsceased. A mo-
scrapingsound.
bingsta irs, w hisperedF rank .
ungsleuthsfound
dintotwocorridors.One
way.
secondstory, F rank deduced.
chprobably leadstothek itchen
asheslest theybede-
thesteps.A narrowslit
ghtlyajarabovethem.
amoment,Frankpushed
oesteppedintoanempty
wasanotherdoor,
ebrotherssteppedinto
ookedcuriously
undontheir right
ly.
heyhadenteredwas
heardthemetallicclick
kbarslidinginto place.
cedtothetunnelen-
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" e x c la i me d o e ,r a tt l in g t he d o or
s t h e id e a " H e a n d F r an k h ea r d
atingalongthehalland
tleprison.A narrow
ewerethe extent of
ell-stockedbook-
w a llsf rom oortoce il-
o fessorRand sstudy, F rank
dthevo lumesbrie y .
nancient Indianciv il iza tions, he
oo k H e r e a r e so m ew r it t en b y
ng , o e s ai d w ry l y. R i gh t n ow
gettingout o fhere .
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h e wi n do w , p r op o se d F ra n k.
wfrenchdoors.A
ea strucktheboysas
balcony.
orts, oenoted, leaningout
retoohighto jump.
dfromtheirperch,
ofthemansion.Thehuge
swastheroofabove
theH ardysdistinctly
closing.
o e p oi n te d t ow a rd a t a ll m a n s
pausedto jerk a ashlight f rom
otion,somethingwhite
ground. Thentheman, carryinga
cornerofthe house.
sorR and " oehissedexcit-
ouldget holdof that paperhe
onderifhe lock edusin.
fwindcarriedthewhite
d,andspiraledaround
pawedtheair.Mad-
edhigh,sideslipped,
ebalconytwo window
, F r an k j ud g ed . S e e i f we
t that paper.I vea
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hedeclaredgrimly .
rail together.A s
erthebottomrail and
softwoof thesturdy
ward,bent downandtook
k les.
e c al l ed .
dbut heldfast to
veamightyswing, carry -
oe , ndinghecould
ookedhiskneesover
Frank,andpulledhim-
ppedtosafety,a fresh
hitepaperupwardand
dfarther.Finallyit
rnerofthehouse.
dowsonhis ownbal-
ckedsecurely.Theboys
Thisw ouldhavebeena
owin theraincoat.
k ed u s i n, o e r ea s on e d. H e
hthecloset openand
trapus.
. Maybeit wasn t
d. omeoneelse
hepro fessormight'vebeen
verrealized what was
hesofwind,afaint
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ys earsf romthe
Hardysw ondered.
e.Thenawhite-shirted
ouslyout inf ront o f thehouse.
ledF rank w ithre lie f .
c a me t h e re p ly . G o t t i re d o f
e.What areyoutwodo-
o u t, o e to l d hi m . S e e i f yo u
dfreeus.
tothefront door,
ock ed, hemuttered. A lmost auto -
ookedunderthemat.
a re a k ey .
t openedthe
nside.Intwominutes
k. That w aseasy , he
we g o n ow "
F ra n k an s we r ed . W e h a ve a y -
or,the threeraced
nt door,replacedthe
use.B ynowthedusk
s hl i gh t s, s a id F r an k . W e l l h av e a b et -
eragainst adarkback-
ward. There it is " he
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ing thewidechim-
ew hitesquareofpaper.
n ed C h et . T h r ee o f u s st a nd i ng
derscouldn t reachthat
pmanhadastick , hemight,
t watchontheunpre-
ndafa llenbranch.
danchorman, Chet, oesaid,
mselfuptostandon
ders. Then oeho istedhim-
s. He clutchedthew isteria
anto shupw ardw ith
chit. oegrunted, ex tending
pngonmyear, w arnedF rank .
k aimand unghis
lingof leaves,the
anladdercollapsed,
rfallbysomersaulting.
whitesquare,whichnow
e house.
ostrong.Thepaper
ushingupw ithacryof
handedcatch.
ashlight, theHardysex-
. Tw osheetsofw hitepaper
eoneontopap-
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and-drawnmap.
d pr o pe r ty , sa i d Fr a nk . H e r e s
nd swampbehind.B ut
rea " quintingcloser, he
dswhich coveredthe
mp:
TI ND IA N V I L A G
he s e co n d pa g e " o e a sk e d.
oProfessorR andf rom tateUni-
d,afterscanningthedocu-
It saystheyhavenofundsforex-
ed,without moreproof
logicalvalueexists.
w ha t Ra nd w an ts t o n d " o e ex -
n ci e nt I n di a n vi l la g e n o t t h e
s ur e , F r a n k ca u ti o ne d . H e m a y
ithonestone.Maybe
nancetheexcavation.
persin hispocket,
hepond.A light moved
s-hungcypressesofthe
r,theyspottedthetall
ndstoopingtoexamineeach
ro fessorR and " oew his-
rtedforward,but Frank
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5
e ma t te r W e v e b ee n t ry i ng t o
ys " oeargued.
ght t ime, F rank countered.
ghisbest tohidehisactiv ities, besides
k w e dlearnany thing
ewouldn t bevery friendly ,
r e on h i s gu a rd t h an e ve r , F r an k
dbebetterto let himthink
w e llspyonhim, start ing
t w a it too long, oe insisted.
orthisgettingcloser,
uptheevidenceheneeds.
dbeenmovingfor-
an advantageousposi-
Totheirdisappoint-
workalmost immedi-
erhisshoulder,and
n fromwhichhehad
hroughfortonight, andwedidn t
mplained,sloshinginand
earea,outdistanced
hedtheRandhouse,it
a ck t o c am p , C h et b e gg e d. I v e
sfoodback there .
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couldlearnnothing
ed.Next morningfound
mont onanew angle .
dIw il lhaveahistory lessonat
C het, w hileyoustock up
spubliclibraryand
Chet continuedonto
k and oew ereengrossed
yellowednewspapers
lWar.
andsmugglinggo ingon
ethewar, Frankob-
c or r ob o ra t ed . O f c i al s c ou l dn t
odsandcontraband
ck stoneseemstohavebecome
inbusiness,social,and
nt on. A ny thinge lse in-
rtsatremendoushurricane
ed.Nothingtodo
dtheirresearchandleft theli-
utsideintheconverti-
erhangingaroundthesuper-
Think hesaw mebut
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us y k ee p in g t ab s o n us h e d oe s n t
ess, oestated.
e t ra i l hi m "
Ithink now w eought
bor f romthea ir, w here
w . TheB lack stonescould
gmentionedinthe
uchasecret harbor.That
nprosperity,andalso
ne,despitetheirdiffer-
ereverything.
on , C he t s ai d . I l l t ak e t hi s
l lyoudoforaplane "
W e st , o e an sw er ed . I l l ch ec k
maboothina store.
ngpilot wouldbeglad
C omeright over, A lsa id.
tedMr. tew art seated
Didheoverhearme "
ebacktocampwith
nd oeha iledthe
and-blacktowntaxi.
alongthemainroad to
carefully,but nobody
m.
tedtheHardysaf fably
intheairport cafeteria.
oardedA l strimam-
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hepilot, oebehind
erseat.A ftergetting
lgunnedtheplane
ackonthewheel,and
meminutestheship
hout warning,it
eandnoseddown.
thepilot,who
st thecockpit window.
g " o e s h ou t ed .
F rank replied, thensuddenlyhe
ut c ol d W e l l cr as h "
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eamphibianwashead-
asteepangle.
o e y el l ed .
e pushedA lback
rm,seizedthewheel
ulledback.Nore-
raspedA l sshoulders,
pilot inhisseat.Frank,
heelnow,strainedto
weat stoodout onhis
wampbeneaththem
thecraft recoveredfrom
t te r ed o p en . H e s h o ok h i s he a d,
sseveralbranches
craft.H egraspedthe
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hhisjawset grimly,
nkedtowardthe
s ai d , I t h i n kw e l l m ak e i t.
d " o e a sk ed .
omethingw ent hayw ire .
yclearance,and
roughlanding.When
bytheirclose brush
edthemaintenancecrew.
hecontrols.
rtrouble , oneof themechanicssa id
A s t ab i li z er c a bl e h as b e en c u t! "
o e e xc l ai m ed .
dngly. S tew art
phonetheairport.B ut how
ereandcut thecable
ook onA l sface, toldhim
art' sapparent a ttemptson
V V hat roaddidyoutake
ay f rom archmont.
orterw ay , overback roads. That
kea snail,too. tewart
ouhere,andtampered
lunch.
k it andquick ly xed
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side,black-cypress
mpland.
r e l oo k in g f or a h a rb o r " A l w a s
harbormeansabreak inthecoast,
nd dunesalonghere.
ngerso fwaterleading
somenarrow,which
dunesor stretchedinto
resses.
F r a n k di r ec t ed . L e t ' s s e e w h er e
.
l . B u t n o n e of t h os e l it t le i n le t s
verhasso longasI ve
a n d th a t' s a l l my l i fe "
o upset atheoryFrank
might havebeena
bor. B ut now every nger
mpsor endedinamass
wlyupwardagain,
erthe area.
k c ri e d ou t s u dd e nl y , t h e po n d
directlyinthecenter
eof these ngersruns
rankadded, I see
ngero fw ateriso fa
d.Theremay stillbe
nningfromtheocean
not enoughtocauseanyper-
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epondwiththetide.
t l ighter " oeask ed.
erent k indofsoilunderneath,
Well, f e llow s, doyoua llw ant to
o e c ri e d su d de n ly . T h e re s a
tripso fw ater "
asharpw ingoverthat
thespot.A rowboat
ght inthehanging
oat bedoinginthere " F rank
pu t i n. I d l ik e to g o do wn a nd n d
F r an k s ug g es t ed . H o w a b o ut
sdow nonthepond "
t checkedtheclouded
atch.
gr e ed . B u t do n t m ak e i t l o ng .
e llbeahoney. Iw ant
arlongbeforethen "
rcraft cameinjust
ontothepond,and
ore .
gedmooringlines.Then
eandplungedintothe
angingmoss,leap-
to another,they
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wheretheyhadseenthe
ceprevailed.In
herabove,thethick
oved.Frankand oe
yfoundthemselvesbe-
wasrunning toward
F resh, heannounced.
thelittlestream
reacherousarea.A t last
ehindahugefallentree
hemoss,hehadspottedthe
uilt manwithhisback
stern.H eworegloves.
ght upadrippingobject
aor " F rank whispered.
einto adeepbox
s net again.Twice
edhimbringupa
, F rank commentedquietly . He
runk andcrept ahead.
edhimselfagainst oneof
imbs. uddenly thebranch
.
pedlowinhis boat.
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meupagainwithablue
heHardys direction.
ysmokefollowedrapidly.
dsinthe hangingmoss
brothers.
gingthemuck yearth
unded.Thistimethe
eetrunkright behind
F r a n kw a rn e d. H e m a y ha v e an -
sbendinglowoverhis
hemhesent theboat
amoment wasout
mgoifwedon t w ant toget shot,
t ' slook at thea ll igatornest.
dforwardtothemud-
hingbabyall igators, sa idF rank ,
theeggs, too . ook . There sthe
lydugmoundofmud
ybank.H alfsunkinthe
ntree trunk.B alancing
kedout onit foralook.
oachersse llthebabya ll igators
oesa id.
shouldbereported, F rank
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oMystery
A l l ig a to r s in t h is c o un t ry a r e pr o -