The Mary Lou Series
by
EDITH LAVELL
The Mystery at Dark Cedars
[The Mystery of the Fires]
[The Mystery of the Secret Band]
Copyright, 1935, by
A. L. Burt Company
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To My Daughter
Jeanne Marie Lavell
Who loves mystery stories
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE [I. The House of Mystery] 11 [II. The Robbery] 26 [III. Suspects] 41 [IV. Interviewing Hannah] 52 [V. The Stolen Treasure] 63 [VI. A Wild Ride] 76 [VII. “Hands Up!”] 90 [VIII. A Confession] 101 [IX. The Fifty-Dollar Bill] 114 [X. Night at Dark Cedars] 126 [XI. The Picnic] 142 [XII. Bound and Gagged] 156 [XIII. Detective Work] 168 [XIV. Bad News] 181 [XV. An Alibi] 193 [XVI. Spreading the Net] 204 [XVII. The Empty House] 215 [XVIII. Found!] 228 [XIX. Conclusion] 243
Characters
Mary Louise Gay a girl detective.
Jane Patterson her chum.
Miss Mattie Grant spinster at Dark Cedars.