Ghost Beyond the Gate   By: Mildred A. Wirt (1905-2002)

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, 1943, BY CUPPLES AND LEON CO.

Ghost Beyond the Gate

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE 1 LOST ON A HILLTOP 1 2 AT THE LISTENING POST 11 3 AN UNPLEASANT DRIVER 20 4 STOLEN TIRES 26 5 AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW 35 6 FRONT PAGE NEWS 43 7 QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS 52 8 A FEW CHANGES 58 9 AN OPEN SAFE 68 10 TALE OF A GHOST 75 11 BY A CEMETERY WALL 85 12 FLIGHT 91 13 A BLACK MARKET 100 14 A FAMILIAR FIGURE 107 15 GHOST IN THE GARDEN 117 16 A DOOR IN A BOX 125 17 ADVENTURE BY MOONLIGHT 134 18 THROUGH THE CELLAR WINDOW 142 19 A BAFFLING SEARCH 151 20 ACCUSATIONS 157 21 MRS. BOTTS' REVELATION 166 22 A PARK BENCH 173 23 FORGOTTEN EVENTS 180 24 TRICKERY 190 25 FINAL EDITION 203

CHAPTER 1 LOST ON A HILLTOP

The little iceboat, with two laughing, shouting girls clinging to it, sped over the frozen surface of Big Bear River.

"Penny, we're going too fast!" screamed Louise Sidell, ducking to protect her face from the biting wind.

"Only about forty an hour!" shrieked her companion gleefully.