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THE MYSTERY OF THE STAR RUBY
Created by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by Hodges Soileau
ALBERT WHITMAN & Company, Chicago
Contents
CHAPTER
1 The Contest
2 Mysterious Lights
3 Jewels in the Dirt
4 The Mixed-up Backpacks
5 The Figure in White
6 Jessie’s Treasure
7 The Robbery
8 Buried Treasure
9 “This Is My Final Warning!”
10 A Thief Among Us
About the Author
CHAPTER 1
The Contest
“I wish we didn’t have to go back to Greenfield,” said six-year-old Benny Alden.
Violet turned from the front seat of the car. “Don’t you miss our house?” she asked her little brother.
“And our boxcar?” put in Henry, sitting next to Benny.
Jessie, who was twelve, knew how Benny felt.
“The boxcar is important,” she said. “It’s where we lived before Grandfather found us. Benny just doesn’t want this vacation to end.”
“We did have a great time camping in the mountains,” their grandfather, James Alden, agreed. “It seems a shame to leave the area so soon.”
Benny became excited. “Does that mean we can stay longer?”
Grandfather smiled at him in the rearview mirror.
“We’ll see.”
The Alden children looked at one another. They knew “we’ll see” often meant “okay.”
As they drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Henry spotted a sign.
“‘Ruby Hollow Gem Mine and Resort,’” he read aloud. “‘Rock Hounds Welcome.’”
“A gem mine!” ten-year-old Violet exclaimed. “That sounds great! Can we go there?”
“It does sound interesting,” said Grandfather. “We’ll check it out.”
“Oh, boy!” Benny bounced in his seat. Then he asked, “What’s a rock hound? Is it a dog made of rocks?”
Henry laughed. “A rock hound is someone who collects rocks and minerals.” At fourteen, Henry was used to answering Benny’s questions.
They turned off the main highway, following signs that led them from one twisting road to another. Jessie worried they would never find the gem mine—or their way out again!
At last the thick woods parted to reveal a clearing. A large sign with a giant painted red jewel proclaimed they had arrived at Ruby Hollow.
Grandfather followed the driveway into a crowded parking lot. They got out of the car and walked up a flower-lined path to a series of wooden buildings. At the main building, a man in a cowboy hat opened the entrance door and waved them inside.
“Come in,” he said. “I’m Cecil Knight, the owner of Ruby Hollow. I hope you plan to stay because we have lots to do here. Besides the mine, we have hiking trails, a restaurant, a museum, and a gem-cutting shop. I’ve got two cabins and a room left in the ma ............

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