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THE SLEEPY HOLLOW MYSTERY
created byGERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER
Illustrated byAnthony VanArsdale
ALBERT WHITMAN & Company, Chicago
Contents
1. Sleepy Hollow
2. A Headless Horseman
3. The First Clue
4. The Lost Scarecrow
5. Beware
6. Costumes and More Clues
7. The Horseman Strikes Again
8. Missing
9. Mystery in the Woods
10. Help from a Horse
About the Author
CHAPTER 1
The Haunted Hollow
The Haunted Hollow Gift Shop, located on
the first floor of a big yellow house with white
shutters, was completely dark when Mrs.
McGregor parked the car in front of it.
“I thought Mrs. Vanderhoff was expecting
us,” Jessie Alden said, peering out the car
window.
“She is,” said Mrs. McGregor, the Aldens’
housekeeper. “I’m not surprised the shop is
dark, since it’s closed at night, but the lights
in the upstairs apartment should be on.”
Ten-year-old Violet Alden rolled down the
car window and leaned out. “I think there’s
someone standing on the porch. It looks like
a man in a cape, but he’s standing very still.”
Their dog, Watch, perched on Jessie’s lap,
began to growl.
The youngest Alden, Benny, asked, “Can I
see?” He stuck his head out and then jerked
back in, bumping against Violet. “Roll up the
window, quick! The man doesn’t have a head.
It’s there on the ground!”
His older brother, Henry, took a flashlight
out of the glove compartment. “It’s probably
some sort of Halloween decoration.” He
shone the light on the front of the shop.
“It’s a scarecrow. He’s headless, all right,
but the thing on the ground is just a carved
pumpkin.”
Benny moved closer to Jessie. “The town
of Sleepy Hollow is already turning out to be
spooky.”
“There is something strange about that
pumpkin head,” Violet said. “It’s all white.”
“Is it a ghost pumpkin?” Benny asked.
“I’ve seen white pumpkins at farm stands,”
Jessie told him. “Some people like them
because they’re unusual.”
“I think I like the orange ones better,”
Benny declared. “No ghost pumpkins for me.”
“Are we sure this the right day?” Violet
asked. “Maybe Mrs. Vanderhoff thought we
were coming a different day.”
“No, I just talked to Gretchen on
Tuesday. I told her your fall break started
this Friday,” Mrs. McGregor said. The
Aldens’ grandfather was away on a business
trip, so Mrs. McGregor had brought them
to the Hudson River Valley to visit one
of her old friends, Mrs. Vanderhoff. The
children were excited to see how the town
of Sleepy Hollow celebrated Halloween,
and they were looking forward to going
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