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  The Cry at Midnight

  _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, 1947, BY CUPPLES AND LEON CO.

  The Cry at Midnight

  PRINTED IN U. S. A.

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE 1 MIDNIGHT AT THE GATE _1_ 2 "NO TRESPASSING" _8_ 3 STRANGER OF THE STORM _17_ 4 VANISHING FOOTPRINTS _24_ 5 A CRYSTAL BALL _35_ 6 CREAKING WOOD _45_ 7 A WARNING _51_ 8 INTO THE CREVASSE _59_ 9 A CALL FOR HELP _67_ 10 MR. ECKENROD'S SECRET _73_ 11 MAP OF THE MONASTERY _79_ 12 THE LOCKED DOOR _86_ 13 OLD JULIA'S WARNING _96_ 14 AN ASSIGNMENT FOR PENNY _105_ 15 FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW _116_ 16 THE KITCHEN CUPBOARD _125_ 17 THE CULT CEREMONY _132_ 18 ELEVEN BOWLS _141_ 19 A DORMITORY ROOM _147_ 20 TRICKERY _155_ 21 SNATCHED FROM THE FLAMES _163_ 22 THE CANOPIED BED _170_ 23 DESCENT INTO THE CRYPT _178_ 24 CHAMBER OF THE DEAD _186_ 25 THE STAR SAPPHIRE _197_