Hardy Boys - Hidden Harbor Mystery (1961)

7/31/2019 Hardy Boys - Hidden Harbor Mystery (1961)

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S E R V E D

0 8 9 l4 9 ( TR A D E D IT IO N)

" - 18 91 4- 3 ( I B R A R Y D IT IO N)

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I T D T A T S O F A M R IC A


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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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 -

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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

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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-

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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-

"

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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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e59

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

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Mystery

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

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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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Mystery

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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e63

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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Mystery

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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,

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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-

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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

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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.

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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

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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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Mystery

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

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Mystery

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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Mystery

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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Mystery

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-

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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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Mystery

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-

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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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Mystery

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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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

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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,

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nkedtowardthe

s ai d , I t h i n kw e l l m ak e i t.

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roughlanding.When

bytheirclose brush

edthemaintenancecrew.

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rtrouble , oneof themechanicssa id

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o e e xc l ai m ed .

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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.

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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

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t l ighter " oeask ed.

erent k indofsoilunderneath,

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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 .

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arlongbeforethen "

rcraft cameinjust

ontothepond,and

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gedmooringlines.Then

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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

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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

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Hardy Boys - Hidden Harbor Mystery (1961)