Project Gutenberg 2013-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 273 Norton, Carol 1876 The Phantom Town Mystery Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Phantom Town Mystery" by Carol Norton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a desert setting in Arizona and centers around four young characters: Mary Moore, Dora Bellman, Dick Farley, and the cowboy Jerry Newcomb. The narrative hints at a thrilling mystery involving an old hermit named Sven Pedersen, also known as "Lucky Loon," and his long-lost sister, Bodil. As the characters explore their surrounding ghost town and mountains, they become intrigued by the eerie tales and mysteries that the area has to offer, setting the stage for an adventurous plot. At the start of the book, the four friends enjoy a horseback excursion in the desert when they discover an ancient, mysterious rock house associated with Sven Pedersen. Their excitement builds as they hear tales of past tragedies and treasures linked to the hermit and his sister. The girls express interest in the legend of the "Evil Eye Turquoise," while the boys recount the history of the ghost town and the oddities surrounding it. Meanwhile, they also touch upon the fates of a poor family that has recently settled nearby. The blend of adventure and mystery in the opening chapters invites readers into a world filled with suspense and curiosity, as the characters prepare to delve deeper into the secrets of their surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43699/43699-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Caves -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Ranch life -- Juvenile fiction Arizona -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction Haunted places -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 356760 2025-06-17T15:47:29.508038 text/html 371803 2013-09-11T21:14:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 253737 2025-06-17T15:47:36.923047 application/epub+zip 266295 2025-06-17T15:47:31.371036 application/epub+zip 205646 2025-06-17T15:47:30.463030 application/epub+zip 393071 2025-06-17T15:47:40.983011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348399 2025-06-17T15:47:36.046045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287964 2022-09-19T21:35:47.677517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320762 2025-06-17T15:47:28.318171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320604 2013-09-11T21:14:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18367 2025-06-17T15:47:41.136002 application/rdf+xml 21058 2025-06-17T15:47:30.566049 image/jpeg 2913 2025-06-17T15:47:30.514065 image/jpeg 234013 2025-06-17T15:47:29.545046 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under North, Grace May