The Dragon's Secret

THE

DRAGON’S SECRET

AUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN

Author of “The Slipper Point Mystery,” “The Girl Next Door,”

“Three Sides of Paradise Green,” “The Sapphire

Signet,” “The Crimson Patch,” etc., etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY

C. M. RELYEA

NEW YORK

THE CENTURY CO.

The Century Co.

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	The Night of the Storm	3
II	Found on the Beach	15
III	The Mysterious Casket	29
IV	In the Sand	40
V	An Exploring Party	54
VI	Leslie Makes Some Deductions	69
VII	A New Development	77
VIII	The Clue of the Green Bead	89
IX	Aunt Sally Adds to the Mystification	100
X	At Dawn	112
XI	An Unexpected Visitor	123
XII	The Curious Behavior of Ted	135
XIII	A Trap is Set	148
XIV	The Man with the Limp	162
XV	Out of the Hurricane	176
XVI	Rags to the Rescue	189
XVII	Eileen Explains	196
XVIII	The Dragon Gives Up the Secret	219
XIX	The Biggest Surprise of All	239

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Leslie hurried Phyllis out with what seemed unnecessary haste	Frontispiece
Phyllis flashed the torch about in a general survey	62
Eileen whirled the wheel around, applied the brake, and the car almost came to a stop	138
In the glare of the electric torch the girls recognized him	194

THE DRAGON’S SECRET

The Dragon’s Secret