The Happy Hollisters and the Ghost Horse Mystery

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and Pam who was ten Both were blond but the boy’s hair was crew cut and his sister’s was fluffy Behind them amid the suitcases and blankets sprawled red haired Ricky seven and next to him sat four-year-old Sue with her arm around Blackie The dog looked over Pam’s shoulder at the bird and gave a low woof The driver was Indy Roades a real Indian from New Mexico His sister Emmy an attractive young woman was seated beside him Indy had moved East some years before and now worked in the store owned by Mr Hollister in Shoreham Emmy had come to visit her brother and the two had agreed to take the youngsters on a trip to solve a mystery They had already done this and relaxed and happy were on their way back to Shoreham Now a new adventure had popped up in the form of a pink sea gull The bird lay contentedly in Pam’s lap and blinked its eyes now and then Emmy meanwhile studied the map in her lap and said There’s a big town about five miles up the road We can stop there and make an inquiry about the sea gull Okay Pam said as she stroked the bird’s head A stop light halted the vacationers as they entered the town and Indy asked a policeman standing nearby if there was anybody who knew about pink sea gulls You’re fooling the officer said with a smile as he glanced in at the five youngsters No we’re not Pam said Look here The policeman’s eyes widened Then he said The Audubon Society has a place on the other side