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“The Wishing Well” ([See Page 199])
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.