Mystery at Devil's Paw
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Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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The Hardy Boys Back-to-Back
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Celebrate over 70 Years with the World's Greatest Super Sleuths!
When Frank and Joe Hardy receive a telegram from Tony Prito in Alaska telling them that his life is in jeopardy, they immediately make plans to fly to Tony's rescue
Unknown enemies dog the Hardys and their pal Chet Morton even before they start the 4,000-mile journey. The forces working against them become increasingly menacing in Juneau, where Frank and Joe nearly lose their lives. Who are the vicious assailants? And what are their sinister motives? Trying to find the answers to these puzzling questions lead the Hardys into dangerous sleuthing in the wilderness of Alaska and British Columbia.
The astounding secret that the young detectives uncover, in the shadow of the forbidding mountain peak Devil's Paw, winds up one of the most perilous adventures they have ever encountered.
“Look out below!” Joe cried.
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DEVIL'S PAW
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Copyright © 1973, 1959 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 73-2184 ISBN: 978-1-101-65728-7
| I | Â Â Â H IGHWAY A TTACK |
| II | Â Â Â D ECOY |
| III | Â Â Â W ATERFRONT S EARCH |
| IV | Â Â Â C HEECHAKO T ROUBLE |
| V | Â Â Â A S TRANGE K NAPSACK |
| VI | Â Â Â N IGHTMARE ! |
| VII | Â Â Â G LACIER T REK |
| VIII | Â Â Â S ALMON R AID |
| IX | Â Â Â F LEETFOOT ' S N EWS |
| X | Â Â Â T HE S OURDOUGH ' S C LUE |
| XI | Â Â Â A F IERY M ISSILE |
| XII | Â Â Â D INOSAUR D ETECTIVE |
| XIII | Â Â Â A S AVAGE O RDEAL |
| XIV | Â Â Â A S USPICIOUS C AMPSITE |
| XV | Â Â Â T HE S INGING W ILDERNESS |
| XVI | Â Â Â A N E ERIE S IGHT |
| XVII | Â Â Â B URIED T REASURE |
| XVIII | Â Â Â T HE T OTEM ' S S ECRET |
| XIX | Â Â Â E NMESHED |
| XX | Â Â Â A ERIAL R OUNDUP |
DEVIL'S PAW
CHAPTER I
Highway Attack
“T
ELEGRAM
for Frank and Joe Hardy!”
The messenger gave an envelope to the seventeen-year-old, blond-haired boy who answered the door at the Hardys' home in Bayport. Joe signed for it and hurried into the living room.
“Who's it from?” Frank Hardy asked excitedly. The dark-haired boy, a year older than Joe, waited patiently while his brother slit the envelope and took out the telegram.
“It's from Tony!” Joe exclaimed. “And it sounds urgent!” He read:
BELIEVE I HAVE STUMBLED ON A WEIRD MYSTERY
.
MY LIFE MAY BE IN DANGER
.
TRY TO COME RIGHT AWAY AND BRING CHET MORTON
.
WHEN YOU ARRIVE JUNEAU ASK FOR TED SEWELL AT SEAPLANE BASE
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Tony Prito, a good friend of the Hardy boys,
had gone to Alaska the week before to take a summer job as stream guard with the Fish and Wildlife Service.
“He must be in real trouble,” Frank said, frowning. “I'm sure Mom and Dad will let us go.”
Fenton Hardy, the boys' father, had been a famous detective in the New York City Police Department. After he left the force and moved to Bayport, the tall, athletic-looking sleuth had gained even more renown when he became a private investigator. Frank and Joe, who had inherited their father's zeal for bringing criminals to justice, often helped him unravel his complicated cases and had solved several mysteries completely on their own.
The two boys hurried out to the garden in back of the house, where Mr. and Mrs. Hardy were seated on lawn chairs, enjoying the afternoon sunshine. Gertrude Hardy, the boys' tall, thin aunt, was serving glasses of iced tea.
“Dad!” Joe cried excitedly. “May Frank and I go to Alaska?”
“Just like that?” Fenton Hardy chuckled. “Sit down and tell us what this is all about.”
“Humph!” put in Aunt Gertrude. “Sounds like another mystery to me. I can always tell the symptoms! You'll freeze to death in Alaska. Mark my words!”
