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TheGhostAtSkeletonRockbyFranklinWDixonNo37intheHardyBoysseriesThisistheoriginal1957text.Version1.1.Seerevisionhistoryatendoffile.TheHardyBoysheadtotheCaribbeantothwartDurlingHamilton'splottofundaCubanrevolutionandbuildanatomicweapon.The1966revisionisslightlychanged.TheHardyBoysseriesbyFranklinW.Dixon,thefirst58titles.Thefirstyearistheoriginalyear.Thesecondistheyearitwasrevised.01TheTowerTreasure1927,195902TheHouseontheCliff1927,195903TheSecretoftheOldMill1927,196204TheMissingChums1927,196205HuntingforHiddenGold1928,196306TheShoreRoadMystery1928,196407TheSecretoftheCaves1929,196508TheMysteryofCabinIsland1929,196609TheGreatAirportMystery1930,196510WhatHappenedatMidnight1931,196711WhiletheClockTicked1932,196212FootprintsUndertheWindow1933,196213TheMarkontheDoor1934,196714TheHiddenHarborMystery1935,196115TheSinisterSignPost1936,196816AFigureinHiding1937,196517TheSecretWarning1938,196618TheTwistedClaw1939,196419TheDisappearingFloor1940,196420TheMysteryoftheFlyingExpress1941,196821TheClueoftheBrokenBlade1942,196922TheFlickeringTorchMystery1943,17123TheMeltedCoins1944,197024TheShortWaveMystery1945,196625TheSecretPanel1946,196926ThePhantomFreighter1947,197027TheSecretofSkullMountain1948,196628TheSignoftheCrookedArrow1949,197029TheSecretoftheLostTunnel1950,196830TheWailingSirenMystery1951,196831TheSecretofWildcatSwamp1952,196932TheCrisscrossShadow1953,196933TheYellowFeatherMystery1954,197134TheHoodedHawkMystery1954,197135TheClueintheEmbers1955,197236TheSecretofPirates'Hill1956,197237TheGhostofSkeletonRock1957,196638TheMysteryatDevil'sPaw1959,197339TheMysteryoftheChineseJunk196040TheMysteryoftheDesertGiant196141TheClueoftheScreechingOwl196242TheVikingSymbolMystery196343TheMysteryoftheAztecWarrior196444TheHauntedFort196545TheMysteryoftheSpiralBridge1966

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46TheSecretAgentonFlight101196747TheMysteryoftheWhaleTattoo196848TheArcticPatrolMystery196949TheBombayBoomerang197050DangerontheVampireTrail197151TheMaskedMonkey197252TheShatteredHelmet197353TheClueoftheHissingSerpent197454TheMysteriousCaravan197555TheWitch-Master'sKey197656TheJunglePyramid197757MysteryoftheFirebirdRocket197858StingoftheScorpion1979CHAPTERIAPuzzlingMessage"LET'Sseeifyoucangetusdowninonepiece,Frank!"Blond,seventeen-year-oldJoeHardyleanedforwardintheairplaneashisbrothercircledinforalandingattheBayportairfield."Don'tworry,Joe.Ifwecrackupthefirsttime,I'lltryagain,"thedark-hairedboyquipped.Frank,whowasayearolderthanJoe,grinnedasheeasedthecraftdownwardinagracefulturn.Athirdoccupantoftheplane,theregularpilot,smiledandsaid,"You'redoingfine,Frank."JackWayne,lean-facedandtanned,wasMr.Hardy'spilotonallhischarteredflights.TodayJackwasteachingtheboyshowtoflythesix-place,single-engineplanewhichtheirfatherhadpurchasedrecently."There'sagustywind,socomeinataslightlyhigherairspeed,"Jackremindedhispupil.Frank'spulsequickenedashelinedupontherunwayandreducedpower.Thebeautifulblue-and-whitecraftdescendedinanormalglide.Thelandingstripandparkedplanesbelowseemedtorushupatthem,thedetailsgrowinglargerasFrankheadedtowardtheground."Watchoutforthosetelephonelines!"Joecriedout.Thewiresloomedsquarelyinfrontoftheplane'snose.IfFrankhadjudgedhisglideanglecorrectly,thewiresshouldbedroppingbelowhisfieldofvision.Instead,theyseemedtobecomingstraightattheplane!Frankgulpedwithpanic.Wouldtheycrash?Tryinghardtokeepcool,heeasedbackonthewheel.Withbarelyasplitsecondtogo,theshipnosedupwardandclearedthewires!Momentslater,theplane'swheelstoucheddowninaperfectlandingandthecraftrolledtoastop.Frankclimbedoutaftertheothers,feelingabitweak."Quickthinking,boy!"Joeslappedhisbrotherontheback."Onlynexttime,pleasedon'tshaveitsoclose!"Frankheavedasigh."Ididn'tthink—Ijustacted!Howcomeyoudidn'ttakeover,Jack?""Ifiguredyou'ddotherightthing"—thepilotchuckled—"andyoudid!"Suddenly

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hisfacecloudedandhesnappedhisfingers."Icleanforgottotellyou!""What?"theboyschorused."AmessageyourfathergavemejustbeforeItookofffromSanJuan."EarlythatmorningJackhadreturnedafterflyingMr.HardytoPuertoRicothepreviousdayonatop-secretcase."Sorry.Givingflyinglessonsmustmakemeabsent-minded."Hehandedtheboysapieceofpaper."'FindHugopurpleturban/"FrankandJoereadaloud.Theystaredatthepaper,completelybaffledbythecrypticmessage.JackwentontoexplainthatMr.Hardyhadquicklyjotteddownthestrangewords,thenhandedthepapertohim."Hedidsay,"Jackadded,"thathecouldn'tgiveanymoredetailsrightthen.He'dspottedamanhewantedtoshadow."Theboysrackedtheirbrainsforamomentinsilence.NeithercouldthinkofanyoneinBayportnamedHugo."Oh,well,"Franksaid,smiling,"we'lltrytofigureitoutlater.Thanksfortheflyinglesson,Jack."Afterarrangingfortheirnextflight,theboyswenttotheparkinglot,wheretheyhadlefttheirconvertible."I'lldrive,"saidFrank.Inafewminutestheboyswereheadedtowardtheirpleasant,tree-shadedhomeatElmandHighstreets.ThedazzlingJunesunshonedownonthemastheytalkedovertheoddmessageJackhadrelayed."We'llhavetotwirlourbrainsforthisone,"JoecommentedastheypulledintotheHardys'graveldriveway."IwonderwhoHugois.SomeoneinBayport,maybe?""Let'strythephonebook,"Franksuggested."Hugocouldbesomeone'slastname."Astheboysstrodeinthroughthekitchendoor,theirmotherwastrimmingthecrustonanapplepie.Eachsongaveheraquickkissonthecheek,thenFranksaid,"We'retryingtofigureoutacodemessagefromDad.Haveyouanyideawho'Hugopurpleturban'mightbe?"Mrs.Hardy,slimandpretty,shookherheadassheslidthepieintotheoven."Notthefaintest,butitsoundslikethestartofanotherinterestingcase."Herhusband,FentonHardy,hadbeenacrackdetectiveforyearsintheNewYorkCityPoliceDepartment.Later,whenheretiredandmovedtothecoastaltownofBayport,Mr.Hardyhadbecomeinternationallyfamousasaprivateinvestigator.Histwosonshadskillfullyassistedhimonmanyofhiscases.Frank,intriguedbyhisfather'snewestassignment,hurriedtothetelephonebook,Joeathisheels,andleafedthroughthepagesofnamesbeginningwithH."Let'sseenow."Frankmoistenedhisfinger."Hugo...Hugo...Hereweare!Justthreeofthem,"headdedafteramoment."Itshouldbesimpletofindtherightman."Joedialedthefirstnumber.Thequavering,high-pitchedvoiceofanelderlywomanansweredthephone.InreplytoJoe'squestion,shesnappedsuspiciously,

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