The Arden Blake Mystery Series
THE ORCHARD SECRET
by
CLEO F. GARIS
A. L. Burt Company Publishers New York Chicago
The Arden Blake Mystery Series
BY CLEO F. GARIS
The Orchard Secret Mystery of Jockey Hollow Missing at Marshlands
Copyright, 1934, by A. L. Burt Company
The Orchard Secret
Printed in the United States of America
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I The Warning 7 II Fruit-Cake 15 III Black Danger 25 IV The Reward Circular 38 V Rescued 52 VI Apple Hazing 62 VII Terror in the Dark 72 VIII A Tea Dance 82 IX The Disappearance of Sim 91 X What to Do 98 XI Sim 107 XII Midnight Mishap 115 XIII Aftermath 123 XIV The Dean Decides 129 XV The Alarm Bell 136 XVI Arden's Adventure 143 XVII In Danger 154 XVIII In Hiding 162 XIX Strange Talk 170 XX A Dire Threat 177 XXI A Bold Stroke 182 XXII Arden Admits It 190 XXIII The Injured Chaplain 196 XXIV The Dean Explains 203 XXV Arden Is Convinced 212 XXVI The Challenge 223 XXVII A Telegram 231 XXVIII A Disturbing Message 241