The Phantom Yacht, by Carol Norton. Bobs, A Girl Detective, by Carol Norton. The Seven Sleuths’ Club, by Carol Norton. The Phantom Treasure, by Harriet Pyne Grove. The Secret of Steeple Rocks, by Harriet Pyne Grove.
Copyright, 1928
By A. L. BURT COMPANY
CONTENTS
[I. Friends Parted] 3 [II. Banishing Ghosts] 13 [III. A Lost Mother] 21 [IV. Seaward Bound] 30 [V. A New Experience] 42 [VI. A Light in the Dark] 49 [VII. The Phantom Yacht] 56 [VIII. What Happened] 64 [IX. A Mysterious Message] 73 [X. Sounds in the Loft] 82 [XI. A Querulous Old Aunt] 88 [XII. A Bleached Skeleton] 96 [XIII. Belling the Ghost] 106 [XIV. A Punt Ride] 112 [XV. A Gloomy Swamp] 117 [XVI. Out in the Dark] 121 [XVII. More Mysteries] 127 [XVIII. An Airplane Sighted] 133 [XIX. Two Boys Investigate] 139 [XX. One Mystery Solved] 149 [XXI. A channel in the Swamp] 160 [XXII. The Old Ruin at Midnight] 170 [XXIII. Letters of Importance] 183 [XXIV. A Surprising Revelation] 193 [XXV. Puzzled Again] 205 [XXVI. A Clue to the Old Ruin Mystery] 214 [XXVII. Ransacking the Old Ruin] 224 [XXVIII. The Best Surprise of All] 239
THE PHANTOM YACHT
CHAPTER I.
FRIENDS PARTED
The face of Dories Moore was as dismal as the day was bright. It was Indian summer and the maple trees under which she was hurrying were joyfully arrayed in red and gold, while crimson, yellow and purple flowers nodded at her from the gardens that she passed with unseeing eyes. She was almost blinded with tears; her scarlet tam was awry, as though she had put it on hurriedly, and her sweater coat, of the same cheerful hue, was unbuttoned and flapping as she fairly ran down the village street. In her hand was a note which had been the cause of the tears and the haste. On it were a few penciled words:
“Dori dear, we are leaving sooner than we expected. I’m sending this to you by little Johnnie-next-door. Do come right over and say good-bye to someone who loves you best of all.
“Your sister-friend, “Nann.”