Chapter I: Front Matter

_The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_

By MARGARET SUTTON

_In Order of Publication_

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THE VANISHING SHADOW
THE HAUNTED ATTIC
THE INVISIBLE CHIMES
SEVEN STRANGE CLUES
THE GHOST PARADE
THE YELLOW PHANTOM
THE MYSTIC BALL
THE VOICE IN THE SUITCASE
THE MYSTERIOUS HALF CAT
THE RIDDLE OF THE DOUBLE RING
THE UNFINISHED HOUSE
THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR
THE NAME ON THE BRACELET
THE CLUE IN THE PATCHWORK QUILT
THE MARK ON THE MIRROR
THE SECRET OF THE BARRED WINDOW
THE RAINBOW RIDDLE
THE LIVING PORTRAIT
THE SECRET OF THE MUSICAL TREE
THE WARNING ON THE WINDOW
THE CLUE OF THE STONE LANTERN
THE SPIRIT OF FOG ISLAND
THE BLACK CAT’S CLUE
THE FORBIDDEN CHEST
THE HAUNTED ROAD
THE CLUE IN THE RUINED CASTLE
THE TRAIL OF THE GREEN DOLL
THE HAUNTED FOUNTAIN

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_A Judy Bolton Mystery_

THE HAUNTED

FOUNTAIN

By

_Margaret Sutton_

Grosset & Dunlap

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

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© GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC. 1957

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

_The Haunted Fountain_

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TO SALLY
_Who Helped Us Explore
A Real Haunted Fountain
Like the One in This Story_

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Contents

CHAPTER PAGE

I An Unsolved Mystery 1
II If Wishes Came True 9
III A Strange Encounter 17
IV Unwelcome Visitors 25
V Forbidden Ground 32
VI A Diamond Clue 39
VII A Moaning Cry 46
VIII Judy Is Warned 53
IX Horace Cooperates 62
X Blackberry Leads the Way 69
XI Under the Fountain 78
XII A Mysterious Prisoner 86
XIII A Desperate Situation 93
XIV A Forced Entrance 99
XV A Broken Water Pipe 107
XVI A Frantic Appeal 115
XVII A Daring Attempt 122
XVIII The Haunted Tower 129
XIX Falco 136
XX A Passing Shadow 144
XXI Tragic News 151
XXII Afterwards 159
XXIII Lorraine’s Confession 166
XXIV The Secret of the Fountain 173

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ILLUSTRATIONS

She was again at the mercy of the
foaming spray

“Oh dear! I wasn’t quick enough.” 26

“It looks—like a diamond!” gasped Judy 44

“Hey! What are you doing here?” 81

He lay there motionless 110

“This will teach you not to go poking 142
around where you’re not wanted!”

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The Haunted Fountain

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