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THE
DRAGON’S SECRET
Leslie hurried Phyllis out with what seemed unnecessary haste
THE
DRAGON’S SECRET
BY
AUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN
Author of “The Slipper Point Mystery,” “The Girl Next Door,”
“Three Sides of Paradise Green,” “The Sapphire
Signet,” “The Crimson Patch,” etc., etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY
C. M. RELYEA
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
Copyright, 1920, 1921, by
The Century Co.
PRINTED IN U. S. A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I The Night of the Storm 3
II Found on the Beach 15
III The Mysterious Casket 29
IV In the Sand 40
V An Exploring Party 54
VI Leslie Makes Some Deductions 69
VII A New Development 77
VIII The Clue of the Green Bead 89
IX Aunt Sally Adds to the Mystification 100
X At Dawn 112
XI An Unexpected Visitor 123
XII The Curious Behavior of Ted 135
XIII A Trap is Set 148
XIV The Man with the Limp 162
XV Out of the Hurricane 176
XVI Rags to the Rescue 189
XVII Eileen Explains 196
XVIII The Dragon Gives Up the Secret 219
XIX The Biggest Surprise of All 239
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Leslie hurried Phyllis out with what seemed unnecessary haste Frontispiece
Phyllis flashed the torch about in a general survey 62
Eileen whirled the wheel around, applied the brake, and the car almost came to a stop 138
In the glare of the electric torch the girls recognized him 194
THE DRAGON’S SECRET
The Dragon’s Secret