Two girls and a mystery : or, The old house in the glen by May Hollis Barton
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"Two girls and a mystery" by May Hollis Barton is a juvenile mystery novel written in the early 20th century. When cheerful Barbara “Bab” Winters inherits a dilapidated house from her eccentric Uncle Jeremiah, a cryptic codicil, a “lucky” ring, and tales of strange lights and footsteps draw her—and her daring friend Gerry—into a treasure-tinged quest. Joined by Gordon, Charlie, the quiet chaperon Mrs. Fenwick, and devoted cook Rosa Lee, Bab’s hunt
blends spirited fun with eerie hints and a possibly related local kidnaping. The opening of the story finds Bab overhearing her grandparents’ money troubles and vowing to help, only to receive a lawyer’s letter: her great-uncle Jeremiah Dare has left her $500, an old house in a wooded glen, and a puzzling hint that its “treasure” will reveal itself to the courageous. A near-crash ride with Gordon and cousin Charlie coincides with a glimpse of a terrified girl in another car; soon newspapers report the abduction of a Barbara Winthrop who looks strikingly like Bab. Despite a lawyer’s warning about ghostly lights and pattering sounds, the group travels to the village of Clayton; on the way to the house they see a ragged boy beg for help before a dark, turbaned man seizes him and vanishes. At the gloomy, neglected house they begin exploring; thunder gathers, and in the library the girls hear unmistakable tiny, running footsteps and feel a cold, musty draft—an unsettling first brush with the mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Barton, May Hollis |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Townsend, Ernest N. (Ernest Nathaniel), 1893-1945 |
| LoC No. | 28016178 |
| Title | Two girls and a mystery : or, The old house in the glen |
| Original Publication | New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1928. |
| Series Title | The Barton books for girls ; 8 |
| Credits | Susan E., David E. Brown, Chris Corrigan, Rod Crawford, Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Young women -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Mystery and detective stories |
| Subject | Poverty -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Wills -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Haunted houses -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Scarsdale (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77221 |
| Release Date | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 380 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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