The Mummy Case
The Mummy Case
“They rushed to the porthole, but the mummy’s face jerked to one side and disappeared.
Frank threw the window open and poked his head through. A slim man in sailor’s clothing was swiftly climbing up a rope attached to the railing above! When he reached the top, he vaulted onto the deck.
“We’re too late to catch him,” Frank said grimly. “He’ll be gone by the time we get up there.”
“Let’s investigate anyway,” Joe suggested. “Maybe we’ll find a clue that’ll tell us who he is. Or perhaps somebody sp...otted him.”
The Hardys dressed quickly and went up on deck. The freighter was plowing steadily forward through the Atlantic waves in the predawn darkness. A light showed on the bridge where the pilot kept the vessel on its course.
Frank and Joe circled around, then climbed to the bridge. “Anything moving on deck?” Joe asked the pilot.
“Not a thing,” he responded. “Everyone’s asleep, I guess.”
The Hardys descended to the deck again and circled from bow to stern and back, past the captain’s cabin and the lifeboats.MoreLess
Frank threw the window open and poked his head through. A slim man in sailor’s clothing was swiftly climbing up a rope attached to the railing above! When he reached the top, he vaulted onto the deck.
“We’re too late to catch him,” Frank said grimly. “He’ll be gone by the time we get up there.”
“Let’s investigate anyway,” Joe suggested. “Maybe we’ll find a clue that’ll tell us who he is. Or perhaps somebody sp...otted him.”
The Hardys dressed quickly and went up on deck. The freighter was plowing steadily forward through the Atlantic waves in the predawn darkness. A light showed on the bridge where the pilot kept the vessel on its course.
Frank and Joe circled around, then climbed to the bridge. “Anything moving on deck?” Joe asked the pilot.
“Not a thing,” he responded. “Everyone’s asleep, I guess.”
The Hardys descended to the deck again and circled from bow to stern and back, past the captain’s cabin and the lifeboats.MoreLess
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