THE BLUE GHOST MYSTERY
A RICK BRANT SCIENCE-ADVENTURE STORY
BY JOHN BLAINE
BY GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC., 1960
NEW YORK, N. Y.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Printed in the United States of America
[Transcriber's Note: Extensive research did not discover a
US copyright renewal]
Contents
CHAPTER I A Spooky Invitation
CHAPTER II Death at Costin's Creek
CHAPTER III The Blue Ghost
CHAPTER IV The Old Mine
CHAPTER V Night Alarm
CHAPTER VI The Dark Pit
CHAPTER VII The Frostola Man
CHAPTER VIII Plan of Attack
CHAPTER IX The Splitting Atoms
CHAPTER X An Assist from JANIG
CHAPTER XI The Ghost Reappears
CHAPTER XII The Dead Water
CHAPTER XIII The Night Watchers
CHAPTER XIV The Cold, Cold Clue
CHAPTER XV The Missing Facts
CHAPTER XVI Trapped!
CHAPTER XVII In Darkness
CHAPTER XVIII The First Fact
CHAPTER XIX The Final Fact
CHAPTER XX Death of a Ghost
The Rick Brant Science-Adventure Stories
List of Illustrations
There was no place the Blue Ghost could have gone
"See a way up, Rick?" Scotty called
"This calls for an expert," Rick said discouragingly
The timber had given way. They were trapped!
THE BLUE GHOST MYSTERY
CHAPTER I
A Spooky Invitation
Rick Brant moved with infinite care. With one hand he adjusted the focusof his microscope, while with the other he brought the sharp glass tipof the pipette into view. He released his thumb for a fraction of asecond and let a drop of blue fl