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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Fifteen year old Holly Potter has returned to visit her Uncle David
Potter during a family reunion he planned at his home, only to
learn that he was recently killed in a train wreck in Florida.
Holly is afraid to face her relatives alone so she convinces Judy
to pretend to be her redheaded older sister Doris. Judy plans to
masquerade as Doris until she and Holly can learn why Holly's
relatives are searching Uncle David's house and whether Uncle David
is really the person who planned the family reunion. Soon Judy has
more to investigate than scheming relatives. Is Uncle David's ghost
haunting his house, or is Uncle David still alive? Judy has several
thrilling adventures in the Potter home until she learns the
answer.
Kay Vincent dances around singing the school song as Girls'
Farringdon High burns to the ground. Kay's behavior is appalling to
the other girls who are devastated about the loss of their school.
Many girls, including Judy, have lost their posters which had
already been submitted for an upcoming contest. The fire leads to
several unsolved mysteries. Several people suspect Honey of
starting the fire out of maliciousness, and while Judy cannot
believe the accusations, she admits that she doesn't know Honey
that well. Judy vows to exonerate Honey of all blame. The mystery
deepens when Judy learns that she is the winner of the poster
contest! Judy is mystified, since her poster burned in the school.
When Judy sees the winning poster, it is not her poster, but
someone else's, with Judy's name on it! Judy must discover who the
real artist is, who submitted the poster in her name, and repair a
strained friendship.
The one unsolved mystery from Judy's childhood is that of the
haunted fountain on the Brandt estate. Judy visited the fountain
one time and it told her to make a wish. She never did learn how
the fountain spoke.After relating the story to Lois and Lorraine,
the three girls visit the Brandt estate to see the fountain. After
ignoring a ""No Trespassing"" sign, they are confronted by two men
who threaten them. The girls leave but sneak back so they can visit
the fountain. Judy finds a diamond in the fountain and wonders how
it came to be there. Something is also bothering Lorraine, and it
is apparently connected to the mysterious events at the Brandt
estate. Judy wants to help Lorraine, but her biggest obstacle is
getting proud Lorraine to speak about her problems.
""Don't look for it "" The voice startles Judy and Honey as it
seems to come out of nowhere. The girls search the area but cannot
discover the source of the voice. The strange voice is the first in
a series of events drawing Judy into her latest mystery. Judy takes
in Helen Riker and her children Penny and Paul as boarders at her
home in Dry Brook Hollow. Penny speaks of a green doll but is
scolded by her brother. What Judy does hear leads her to believe
that some men stole some type of green doll from Mrs. Riker and
that it has something to do with their Uncle Paul Riker. Judy and
Horace go with the Rikers to visit Uncle Paul, but he has
disappeared, his house has burned to the ground, and his entire
collection of jade has been stolen. Judy has quite a mystery to
solve. She must find the thieves and Uncle Paul and help Mrs. Riker
through a difficult time.
""What do you mean?"" Judy asks her new friend, Clarissa Valentine.
""How could you look in a mirror and not see your reflection?""
When Clarissa insists that this strange thing has happened to her,
Judy and the other girls think she is teasing them. But when
Clarissa disappears in the middle of a television show, even Judy
has to admit something peculiar is going on. The three other girls
are angry, because with Clarissa went the twenty dollars they had
loaned her. But Judy still believes in Clarissa, though something
certainly is very wrong. Judy wishes her FBI husband, Peter Dobbs,
would complete his mysterious mission and join her in New York
City. She wants him to help her find the young girl, who might be
in real danger. What Judy does not know is that Peter himself is in
danger. The next time she sees him, he is lying injured in a
hospital bed. But by a weird combination of circumstance, what
happens to Peter gives Judy her first clue to what might have
happened to Clarissa. When Judy, with Peter's help, finally learns
what really did happen, she uncovers a mystery far more exciting
than she could possibly have imagined.
When Judy and Peter become stranded in an abandoned house during a
storm, the last thing they expect is to meet a ghost. The ghost
turns out to be a girl named Sally who insists that she is being
plagued by ghosts. While Judy and Peter hardly believe the girl,
they do like her and want to help her. Judy takes her home, only to
have her disappear during a party. Later, Judy and Peter learn that
Sally's full name is Sally Vincent, of the crooked Vincent family.
Sally is fortunately not like the rest of the family. She is to
receive an inheritance in a will but the rest of the family is
contesting it. Peter agrees to be Sally's attorney even though
fighting against the Vincent family could prove to be dangerous. As
the case unfolds in court, Judy makes a shocking discovery that
will mean everything to Sally and will thwart the plans of the rest
of the Vincent family.
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