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  The Wishing Well

  _By_ MILDRED A. WIRT

  _Author of_ MILDRED A. WIRT MYSTERY STORIES TRAILER STORIES FOR GIRLS

  _Illustrated_

  CUPPLES AND LEON COMPANY _Publishers_ NEW YORK

  _PENNY PARKER_ MYSTERY STORIES

  _Large 12 mo. Cloth Illustrated_

  TALE OF THE WITCH DOLL THE VANISHING HOUSEBOAT DANGER AT THE DRAWBRIDGE BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR CLUE OF THE SILKEN LADDER THE SECRET PACT THE CLOCK STRIKES THIRTEEN THE WISHING WELL SABOTEURS ON THE RIVER GHOST BEYOND THE GATE HOOFBEATS ON THE TURNPIKE VOICE FROM THE CAVE GUILT OF THE BRASS THIEVES SIGNAL IN THE DARK WHISPERING WALLS SWAMP ISLAND THE CRY AT MIDNIGHT

  COPYRIGHT, 1942, BY CUPPLES AND LEON CO.

  The Wishing Well

  PRINTED IN U. S. A.

  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_