Hoofbeats on the Turnpike
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About This Book
Penny is in need of money, as usual, and is highly interested when a man shows her a clipping offering a reward for any information leading to the capture of the Headless Horseman. Penny and Louise travel to Red Valley to search for the horseman and find themselves trapped in a flood after a dam breaks. After several exciting adventures, Penny locates the horseman and has another story for the newspaper.
Chapters (27)
- Hoofbeats on the Turnpike
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1 OLD MAN OF THE HILLS
- CHAPTER 2 PLANS
- CHAPTER 3 INTO THE VALLEY
- CHAPTER 4 A STRANGER OF THE ROAD
- CHAPTER 5 SLEEPY HOLLOW ESTATE
- CHAPTER 6 GHOSTS AND WITCHES
- CHAPTER 7 BED AND BOARD
- CHAPTER 8 A RICH MAN’S TROUBLES
- CHAPTER 9 STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER
- CHAPTER 10 BARN DANCE
- CHAPTER 11 THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN
- CHAPTER 12 PREMONITIONS
- CHAPTER 13 RAIN
- CHAPTER 14 A MOVING LIGHT
- CHAPTER 15 INTO THE WOODS
- CHAPTER 16 A FRUITLESS SEARCH
- CHAPTER 17 ACCUSATIONS
- CHAPTER 18 FLOOD WATERS
- CHAPTER 19 TRAGEDY
- CHAPTER 20 EMERGENCY CALL
- CHAPTER 21 A MYSTERY EXPLAINED
- CHAPTER 22 WANTED—A WIRE
- CHAPTER 23 TOLL LINE TO RIVERVIEW
- CHAPTER 24 A BIG STORY
- CHAPTER 25 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
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