Front matter
Reading edition
The Famous JUDY BOLTON Mystery Stories
By MARGARET SUTTON
In Order of Publication
THE VANISHING SHADOW
THE HAUNTED ATTIC
THE INVISIBLE CHIMES
SEVEN STRANGE CLUES
THE GHOST PARADE
THE YELLOW PHANTOM
THE MYSTIC BALL
THE VOICE IN THE SUITCASE
THE MYSTERIOUS HALF CAT
THE RIDDLE OF THE DOUBLE RING
THE UNFINISHED HOUSE
THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR
THE NAME ON THE BRACELET
THE CLUE IN THE PATCHWORK QUILT
THE MARK ON THE MIRROR
THE SECRET OF THE BARRED WINDOW
THE RAINBOW RIDDLE
THE LIVING PORTRAIT
THE SECRET OF THE MUSICAL TREE
THE WARNING ON THE WINDOW
THE CLUE OF THE STONE LANTERN
THE SPIRIT OF FOG ISLAND
THE BLACK CAT’S CLUE
THE FORBIDDEN CHEST
THE HAUNTED ROAD
THE CLUE IN THE RUINED CASTLE
THE TRAIL OF THE GREEN DOLL
THE HAUNTED FOUNTAIN
She was again at the mercy of the foaming spray
A Judy Bolton Mystery
THE HAUNTED
FOUNTAIN
By
Margaret Sutton
Grosset & Dunlap
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
© GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC. 1957
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Haunted Fountain
TO SALLY
Who Helped Us Explore
A Real Haunted Fountain
Like the One in This Story
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE
I An Unsolved Mystery 1
II If Wishes Came True 9
III A Strange Encounter 17
IV Unwelcome Visitors 25
V Forbidden Ground 32
VI A Diamond Clue 39
VII A Moaning Cry 46
VIII Judy Is Warned 53
IX Horace Cooperates 62
X Blackberry Leads the Way 69
XI Under the Fountain 78
XII A Mysterious Prisoner 86
XIII A Desperate Situation 93
XIV A Forced Entrance 99
XV A Broken Water Pipe 107
XVI A Frantic Appeal 115
XVII A Daring Attempt 122
XVIII The Haunted Tower 129
XIX Falco 136
XX A Passing Shadow 144
XXI Tragic News 151
XXII Afterwards 159
XXIII Lorraine’s Confession 166
XXIV The Secret of the Fountain 173
ILLUSTRATIONS
She was again at the mercy of the foaming spray
“Oh dear! I wasn’t quick enough.” 26
“It looks—like a diamond!” gasped Judy 44
“Hey! What are you doing here?” 81
He lay there motionless 110
“This will teach you not to go poking around where you’re not wanted!” 142