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Project Gutenberg's The Blue Ghost Mystery, by Harold Leland Goodwin This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Blue Ghost Mystery Author: Harold Leland Goodwin Release Date: March 10, 2010 [EBook #31589] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BLUE GHOST MYSTERY *** Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE BLUE GHOST MYSTERY A RICK BRANT SCIENCE-ADVENTURE STORY BY JOHN BLAINE BY GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC., 1960 NEW YORK, N. Y. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED _Printed in the United States of America_ [Transcriber's Note: Extensive research did not discover a US copyright renewal] Contents I A SPOOKY INVITATION II DEATH AT COSTIN'S CREEK III THE BLUE GHOST IV THE OLD MINE V NIGHT ALARM VI THE DARK PIT VII THE FROSTOLA MAN VIII PLAN OF ATTACK IX THE SPLITTING ATOMS X AN ASSIST FROM JANIG XI THE GHOST REAPPEARS XII THE DEAD WATER XIII THE NIGHT WATCHERS XIV THE COLD, COLD CLUE XV THE MISSING FACTS XVI TRAPPED! XVII IN DARKNESS XVIII THE FIRST FACT XIX THE FINAL FACT XX DEATH OF A GHOST List of Illustrations _There was no place the Blue Ghost could have gone_ _"See a way up, Rick?" Scotty called_ _"This calls for an expert," Rick said discouragingly_ _The timber had given way. They were trapped!_ THE BLUE GHOST MYSTERY CHAPTER I A Spooky Invitation Rick Brant moved with infinite care. With one hand he adjusted the focus of his microscope, while with the other he brought the sharp glass tip of the pipette into view. He released his thumb for a fraction of a second and let a drop of blue fluid flow into the field of view. The microscopic monster shot out its defensive weapons, shuddered, and was still. For a moment Rick inspected his work, then sat back with a sigh. Staining microscopic animals was delicate work, but this specimen had turned out perfectly. At the instant the stain hit the animal, it had shot out its trichocysts, or stinging hairs. Rick hoped
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