The Secret of the Sundial / Madge Sterling Series, #3
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nd boldly upon her. Accordingly, the next morning, which was a school holiday, she and Cara Wayne dressed in
y. "Please say we may, for we want an excuse
ach would be received, but after the first
I'll be delighted to have you help. Goo
put other rooms to rights. The girls attacked the work with vigor. It progressed slowly for there wa
to her chum. "Miss Swenster doesn't say much about it bu
e. "I wish we could really do somethi
lves telling her about Skull and Crossbones and Cara's weird experience in connection with the midnight initiation. Miss Swenster expressed an interest in the se
have been," she declared. "
urned. "We thought possibly he might be digging fo
the girls quizzicall
afraid you girls have been listening to wild stories. T
t the pearl necklace?" Ca
lf, but according to the family legend, th
rly. At last they were to hear the true a
e. As you may know, the pearls were willed to my mother, Rose Swenster. That was her maiden name, of course.
she had been cheated in the will. She was so beside herself that she actually hid the
!" Cara e
mother never mentioned the pearls to me. I learned the tal
old where she hid the
ealized she could not get well, she tried to tel
st hint what became of
t. His name was George Andrew Jackson. He must have been seventy at the time Florence died. At a
never made?" M
s were carefully searched. As a child, I used to think perhaps I could
d even been guilty of trying to connect Miss Swenster's loss with the mysterious excavations of the midnight prowler. They were unwilling to beli
reminded me of it," Miss Swenster remarked
rently thinking that some explanati
. As a boy, he was inter
t Miss Swenster had not intended to speak of him. The words had slipped out unbidde
repare it. They worked through to four o'clock and as th
hough I can't see what fun you get
want pay. They really had enjoyed the day fo
hose pearls?" Madge inquired. "In sortin
smiled at he
sh, but don't be too di
he day had been a highly satisfactory one. The prospect of roaming over the old mansion at will was very all
klace before the mansion is sold," Cara mused.
go, she must have had a reason other than financial for closing
e he did that turne
hing disgraceful. I'd like to know what
sion the next night after school. In planning their searc
adge declared. "It may not be the pearls but at least it's worth investigating.
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