Dedication Th e Happy Hollisters and the Scarecrow Mystery is Volume 14 in a 33 book series Th e books are being reissued in honor of my grandfather Th e Happy Hollisters series Andrew Edward Svenson who began Th e Happy Hollisters series Th e Happy Hollisters in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West Th e characters in the Hollister family were based in part on his family my grandmother father uncle and aunts and I am grateful to them for inspiring these books and for their support of this labor of love Marian S Svenson Elaine Hollister Andrew E Svenson Jr Pete Laura Svenson Schnell Pam Eric R Svenson Sr Ricky Jane Svenson Kossmann Holly Eileen Svenson de Zayas and Ingrid Svenson Herdman Sue I am also grateful to my wife Callie Larew Svenson for her diligent research and fastidious attention to detail in preparing the manuscripts for reissue and to my daughter Libby Svenson for her creative energy and boundless enthusiasm for this project Andrew E Svenson III Th e Svenson Group Inc on behalf of Th e Hollister Family Properties Trust I want to propose a toast Here’s to the happiest family of all the Happy Hollisters
Contents 1 Missing 2 A Canoe Race 3 A Bully Is Dunked 4 The Pancake Girl 5 A Strange Nickname 6 Trail Blazers 7 A Lobstick Message 8 A Forest Baby 9 Scarecrow’s Hideout 10 Porcupine Quills 11 The Rescue 12 Whitecap Trouble 13 Friend or Foe 14 A Telltale Knife 15 A Dangerous Shortcut 16 A Yellow Clue 17 Smoke Signals 18 The Mystery Solved 7 16 25 34 43 51 59 69 79 90 102 110 118 127 135 146 154 162
CHAPTER 1Missing BEEP Beep Mr Hollister blew the horn of his station wagon parked beside the rambling home on Pine Lake Where are my helpers he cried Th e Trading Post opens at eight Besides I have a surprise Coming Dad Th e screen door burst open and Pete Hollister raced out Tall and well built for his twelve years the blue-eyed boy leaped down the porch steps two at a time His sister Pam ten followed her fl uff y golden hair ruffl ed by the June breeze She and Pete slid in beside their father a handsome athletic-looking man What’s the surprise Pam begged Mr Hollister glanced at his lovely daughter started the car and grinned I fi nished the new invention at the store last night Th e collapsible canoe Pete asked Mr Hollister nodded It’s just about ready to test I can hardly wait to see it Pam said as her father Let us open the store for you Dad Pete suggested he said proudly neared Th e Trading Post in the center of Shoreham 7
