Clue of the Silken Ladder

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  Clue of the Silken Ladder

  _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, 1941, BY CUPPLES AND LEON CO.

  Clue of the Silken Ladder

  PRINTED IN U. S. A.

  _CONTENTS_

  CHAPTER PAGE 1 DOUBLE TROUBLE _1_ 2 A ROPE OF SILK _12_ 3 SOCIETY ROUTINE _23_ 4 A TURN OF FORTUNE _32_ 5 THE MAN IN GRAY _42_ 6 AN APARTMENT BURGLARY _49_ 7 MARK OF THE IRON HOOK _59_ 8 PSYCHIC SIGNS _67_ 9 MRS. WEEMS' INHERITANCE _75_ 10 OUIJA BOARD WISDOM _85_ 11 THE CELESTIAL TEMPLE _94_ 12 A MESSAGE FOR MRS. WEEMS _102_ 13 COUSIN DAVID'S GHOST _111_ 14 WET PAINT _118_ 15 HIDDEN MONEY _125_ 16 OVER THE WINDOW LEDGE _135_ 17 KANO'S CURIO SHOP _142_ 18 THE BELL TOWER _151_ 19 PENNY INVESTIGATES _157_ 20 INSIDE THE CABINET _163_ 21 STARTLING INFORMATION _168_ 22 SCALING THE WALL _174_ 23 A PRISONER IN THE BELFRY _181_ 24 THE WOODEN BOX _188_ 25 EXTRA! _200_