[Gutenberg 41259] • Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle
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- Authors
- Wirt, Mildred A.
- Tags
- cub scouts -- juvenile fiction , haunted houses -- juvenile fiction , mystery and detective stories
- Date
- 2012-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.21 MB
- Lang
- en
CHAPTER 1
A Prize Contest
A stir of excitement swept the room, causing the Cub Scouts to shift restlessly in their seats.
The monthly meeting of the Pack was nearing its end. Not a Cub from either Den 1 or Den 2 had failed to attend, for Sam Hatfield, their leader, had promised the boys “a real surprise.”
Now, as a break came in the regular program, the Cubs sensed that the moment for the long awaited announcement had arrived.
“Something worth while is in the wind, that’s sure,” whispered Brad Wilber. The Den Chief spoke to a sandy-haired boy whose nose was buried in a book. “Mr. Hatfield has kept his secret from everyone. What do you think is up, Dan?”
“Huh?” demanded Dan Carter, coming suddenly to life. Reluctantly he closed “The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood,” a volume obtained a few minutes earlier from the Webster City Public Library.