Copyright, 1932
The Goldsmith Publishing Company
Made in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I An Initiation 11

II Cara’s Fright 19

III The Swenster Mansion 25

IV The Swenster Pearls 32

V Madge Turns Sleuth 42

VI The Unknown Owner 48

VII The Inside Story 55

VIII A Face Dishonored 62

IX The Mahogany Desk 69

X The Secret Compartment 76

XI The Torn Page 83

XII Uncle Ross’ Hint 91

XIII The Stranger 96

XIV An Unexpected Meeting 101

XV The Secret in Stone 112

THE SECRET OF THE SUNDIAL

CHAPTER I
An Initiation

On a certain evening in early September—Fridaythe thirteenth—to be exact, a stranger in Claymore,Michigan, might have been startled to beholdtwo figures, grotesque in long white sheets whichdraped them from head to foot, scurrying alongan alley leading to Summit Street. It was an appropriatenight for ghosts to be abroad. Themoon was in the dark and the wind whistledweirdly through the trees.

The two figures moved stealthily along the boxwoodhedge which bordered the rear of the GeorgeBrady property. Presently, coming to an openingbarely large enough to squeeze through, theypaused, glancing hastily in all directions.

“The coast is clear!” one murmured in a lowtone.

“Surely you don’t expect me to crawl throughthat tiny hole!” came the indignant protest. “I’mnot the bean-pole you are, Jane Allen. What’sthe sense of all this secrecy anyhow? Why can’twe go in the main entrance?”

“I suppose you want everyone to see you!” theother retorted. “What’s the use of having a secretsociety if it isn’t secret?”

The second “ghost” silently acknowledged theweight of this argument and permitted herself tobe pushed toward the opening in the hedge. Halfway through, her sheet caught. In her efforts tofree herself, it tore.

“Mother’s best sheet!” she groaned. “Won’tI catch it when I get home!”

“Hurry up!” the other urged with callous indifferenceto the fate which might await her friend.“We mustn’t be late for the initiation.”

They moved swiftly across the lawn, noting thatthe large white hous

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