The Happy Hollisters and the Ghost Horse Mystery

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nest he said I nursed her and fed her by hand That’s why she’s not afraid of you he added to Sue The little dark-haired girl reached out and petted the owl with one finger Indy watched her with a smile then turned to Gary We’d better be leaving Is your baggage ready Eagerly the boy led them to the next room where his things lay in a pile on the floor Besides suitcases and blankets his gear included a rope which he explained was for climbing steep rocky places and a bundle of long cardboard tubes tied together What are these Ricky asked Fireworks They’re flares replied Gary If a guller gets into a dangerous spot he uses those to signal for help They work like Roman candles Yikes exclaimed Ricky I wish I could fire one What’s this Gary asked Holly pointing to a large metal frame covered with net It looks like a big clam That’s a sea-gull trap Gary opened the halves of the clam all the way so that they met again back to back He secured them by fastening an attached metal rod across them You put this trap next to the nest he explained When the bird touches it the rod is released and half the net springs up and comes down over the gull Then we take him out How do you color him asked Holly You’d better wait and see us do it the boy said with a wink