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قراءة كتاب The Wishing Well
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The
Wishing
Well
By
MILDRED A. WIRT
Author of
MILDRED A. WIRT MYSTERY STORIES
TRAILER STORIES FOR GIRLS
Illustrated
CUPPLES AND LEON COMPANY
Publishers
NEW YORK
PENNY PARKER
MYSTERY STORIES
Large 12 mo. Cloth Illustrated
TALE OF THE WITCH DOLL
THE VANISHING HOUSEBOAT
DANGER AT THE DRAWBRIDGE
BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR
CLUE OF THE SILKEN LADDER
THE SECRET PACT
THE CLOCK STRIKES THIRTEEN
THE WISHING WELL
SABOTEURS ON THE RIVER
GHOST BEYOND THE GATE
HOOFBEATS ON THE TURNPIKE
VOICE FROM THE CAVE
GUILT OF THE BRASS THIEVES
SIGNAL IN THE DARK
WHISPERING WALLS
SWAMP ISLAND
THE CRY AT MIDNIGHT
COPYRIGHT, 1942, BY CUPPLES AND LEON CO.
The Wishing Well
PRINTED IN U. S. A.
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- 1 AN OLD HOUSE 1
- 2 BY THE COVERED WELL 10
- 3 CHICKEN DINNER 21
- 4 A RECORD ON ROCK 27
- 5 STRANGERS FROM TEXAS 39
- 6 A WISH FULFILLED 46
- 7 PENNY’S DISCOVERY 54
- 8 A MOVING LIGHT 62
- 9 MYSTERIOUS PROWLERS 70
- 10 BENEATH THE FLAGSTONES 79
- 11 JAY FRANKLIN’S TRICKERY 86
- 12 NO ADMITTANCE 94
- 13 A SILKEN LADDER 101
- 14 NIGHT ADVENTURE 110
- 15 OLD BOTTLES 117
- 16 INSIDE THE MANSION 124
- 17 THE MARBOROUGH PEARLS 133
- 18 SIGNBOARD INDIANS 140
- 19 PUBLICITY PLUS 149
- 20 RHODA’S PROBLEM 158
- 21 MRS. MARBOROUGH’S LOSS 168
- 22 THE MISSING NECKLACE 175
- 23 GRAND BALL 185
- 24 RIVER RISING 195
- 25 PRECIOUS CARGO 202
CHAPTER
1
AN OLD HOUSE
At her desk in the assembly room of Riverview High School, Penny Parker sat poised for instant flight. Her books had been stacked away, and she awaited only the closing bell to liberate her from a day of study.
“Now don’t forget!” she whispered to her chum, Louise Sidell, who occupied the desk directly behind. “We start for the old Marborough place right away!”
The dismissal bell tapped. Penny bolted down the aisle and was one of the first to reach the door. However, hearing her name called, she was forced to pause.
“Penelope, will you wait a moment please?” requested the teacher in charge of assembly.
“Yes, Miss Nelson,” Penny dutifully responded, but she shot her chum a glance of black despair.
“What have you done now?” Louise demanded in an accusing whisper.
“Not a thing,” muttered Penny. “About ten minutes ago I clipped Fred Green with a paper ball, but I don’t think she saw me.”
“Get out of it as fast as you can,” Louise urged. “Unless we start for the Marborough place within half an hour we’ll have to postpone the trip.”
While the other pupils filed slowly from the room, Penny slumped back into her seat. She was a tall, slim girl with mischievous