The Slipper Point Mystery (novella)

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The Slipper Point Mystery (novella) (1919)
by Augusta Huiell Seaman, illustrated by Charles M. Relyea
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Extracted from St. Nicholas magazine, 1919, pp. 777-785 (July: chap. 1-3), 885-892 (Aug: chap 4-5), 1006-1013 (Sep: chap. 6-7), 1094-1013 (Oct: chap. 8-9) Published in book form with some structural changes (15 chapters instead of 9, etc.) by the Century Co., New York, in 1919.

They met on the shore of a lovely little river of south New Jersey, two girls of fourteen—one a well-dressed, well-bred city girl, the other a shy, native girl of the region, with her baby sister, Genevieve. Acting as guide to Doris, the city girl, on an exploring expedition about the river, Sally becomes so attracted by her new friend that she confides to her a secret that she has herself discovered on the bank of the river—a small cave … and a mysterious scrap of paper …

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"‘HAVE SOME?' SHE QUERIED, PROFFERING THE OPEN BOX OF CANDY."


THE SLIPPER POINT MYSTERY

By AUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN

Author of "Three Sides of Paradise Green," "The Girl Next Door,"
"The Sapphire Signet," etc.

CONTENTS (not listed in original)

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

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