The Dragon's Secret

by Augusta Huiell Seaman

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THE

DRAGON’S SECRET

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Leslie hurried Phyllis out with what seemed unnecessary haste

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THE

DRAGON’S SECRET

BY

AUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN

Author of “The Slipper Point Mystery,” “The Girl Next Door,”

“Three Sides of Paradise Green,” “The Sapphire

Signet,” “The Crimson Patch,” etc., etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY

C. M. RELYEA

NEW YORK

THE CENTURY CO.

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Copyright, 1920, 1921, by

The Century Co.

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	The Night of the Storm	[3]
II	Found on the Beach	[15]
III	The Mysterious Casket	[29]
IV	In the Sand	[40]
V	An Exploring Party	[54]
VI	Leslie Makes Some Deductions	[69]
VII	A New Development	[77]
VIII	The Clue of the Green Bead	[89]
IX	Aunt Sally Adds to the Mystification	[100]
X	At Dawn	[112]
XI	An Unexpected Visitor	[123]
XII	The Curious Behavior of Ted	[135]
XIII	A Trap is Set	[148]
XIV	The Man with the Limp	[162]
XV	Out of the Hurricane	[176]
XVI	Rags to the Rescue	[189]
XVII	Eileen Explains	[196]
XVIII	The Dragon Gives Up the Secret	[219]
XIX	The Biggest Surprise of All	[239]

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Leslie hurried Phyllis out with what seemed unnecessary haste	[Frontispiece]
Phyllis flashed the torch about in a general survey	[62]
Eileen whirled the wheel around, applied the brake, and the car almost came to a stop	[138]
In the glare of the electric torch the girls recognized him	[194]

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THE DRAGON’S SECRET

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The Dragon’s Secret