CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snug Down | [5] |
| 2 | The Locked Door | [18] |
| 3 | Hager’s Hole | [29] |
| 4 | Night Sounds | [36] |
| 5 | Song of the Flute | [44] |
| 6 | The White Witch | [52] |
| 7 | The Treasure Box | [61] |
| 8 | Valuable Cargo | [70] |
| 9 | “Is Joe There?” | [79] |
| 10 | A Midnight Disturbance | [88] |
| 11 | Spell of the Cave | [96] |
| 12 | The Private Road | [103] |
| 13 | The Missing Key | [113] |
| 14 | A Familiar Face | [123] |
| 15 | Judy’s Mistake | [132] |
| 16 | Another Disturbance | [141] |
| 17 | Smoke in the Woods | [150] |
| 18 | An Urgent Call | [159] |
| 19 | The Hide-Out | [168] |
| 20 | Treachery | [176] |
| 21 | Trucker’s Welcome | [183] |
| 22 | Descent into the Cave | [192] |
| 23 | The Siphon | [200] |
| 24 | Help from Captain Hager | [207] |
| 25 | Court of Honor | [214] |
Chapter 1
SNUG DOWN
TWILIGHT was creeping up Old Baldy Mountain as the dusty station wagon turned in at the private road leading to Pine Cone Girl Scout Camp.
In the front seat beside the driver, Miss Louise Ward, troop leader, twisted sideways to smile at the six girls who rode directly behind. All were attired in the neat, green uniform of the organization, but each member of Beaver Patrol, it seemed, wore her dark green beret at a different angle.
“We’ll soon be there now, girls,” the troop leader remarked. “Pine Cone is lovely. We should have a grand vacation.”
“I suppose it’s too late for a swim this afternoon,” remarked Judy Grant. She was one of the newest members of the patrol, a pleasant, dark-haired girl with saucy brown eyes and a ready wit.
“I’m afraid that by the time we’re snug down in our tents, it will be supper time,” the teacher replied, looking at her wrist watch. “Besides, we’re all rather tired after driving from Fairfield.”