Twins Will and Lettie Dennis and their cousin Jonas Wingate are unwilling visitors to the old Maine homestead of their older cousin, Mary Pete Tibbets. She enlists their help in trying to prove the home is the site of a former Pilgrim trading post. Proving the mansion's historic past is the only way to save it from demolition, as the town wants to tear it down and build a new bridge in its place. <P> "Stowaway adventure, smuggling, possible poisoning, and a salvaged romance are credibly presented by the author who conveys depth of characterization through conversation and the incidental inclusion of Maine's human, herbal, and wildlife. Regard for natural beauty and historic landmarks is an intrinsic value in this mystery which combines a graceful style and absorbing action." – Kirkus Reviews
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Anne Molloy. The Mystery of the Pilgrim Trading Post
THE. PILGRIM. TRADING. POST
CHAPTER ONE
UNWILLING VISITORS
CHAPTER TWO
THE “DOWN-WITH-BLACK-BART SOCIETY”
CHAPTER THREE
THEY DISCOVER A WHIRLPOOL
CHAPTER FOUR
EARTH AND WATER
CHAPTER FIVE
ANTIQUES AND HORRIBLES
CHAPTER SIX
FOOTSTEPS IN THE FOG
CHAPTER SEVEN
BART SPRINGS HIS SURPRISE
CHAPTER EIGHT
THE OLD COPYBOOK IS MISSING
CHAPTER NINE
THE RED FLAGS
CHAPTER TEN
A DREAM COME TRUE TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE
CHAPTER ELEVEN
THE GREEN FOOTPRINT
CHAPTER TWELVE
“WHERE IS WILL?”
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
WILL MAKES UP HIS MIND
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
“OLD ROARER”
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
WILL AND BART JOIN FORCES
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
HARD AGROUND
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
HOMECOMING AND HIJACKERS
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
MRS. TRAFTON POINTS A FINGER
CHAPTER NINETEEN
BART CONFESSES
CHAPTER TWENTY
CLOSING THE GAP
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
S.O.S. MEANS SLOW OUR SUMMER
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THE MYSTERY OF THE
PILGRIM TRADING POST
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“But how can just one man get a bridge like that?” asked Will.
“Huh, by pretending there’s others that want it, that’s how. Bart got lots of the folks about, mostly the ones that owe him money, to sign a paper asking for the bridge.” In her bitterness, Cousin Mary Peter accelerated even more. The red speedometer needle vibrated angrily as it moved higher.
