The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Golden Witch
Dedication The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Golden Witch is Volume 30 in a 33 book series The books are being reissued in honor of my grandfather Andrew Edward Svenson who began The Happy Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West The 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 Many thanks also to Janet Riley Callie Svenson and Libby S Kennedy for production and marketing assistance Andrew E Svenson III The Svenson Group Inc on behalf of The Hollister Family Properties Trust This is a real Halloween mystery
Contents 1 Runaway Pumpkins 2 A Treasure Clue 3 Fake Money 4 Curie-Us 5 A Telephone Tip 6 A Tall Trick 7 Slingshot Flagpole 8 A Big Tumble 9 Suspicious Characters 10 Night Noises 11 The Right Trail 12 Nobody Home 13 Trading Secrets 14 A Reckless Rider 15 Little Bobbily Things 16 Lizzie’s Trip 17 A Silent Tiger 18 The Backwards Cousin 7 17 27 37 47 58 67 76 86 95 104 112 122 133 141 149 161 171
CHAPTER 1 Runaway Pumpkins PUMPKINS goodie exclaimed four year-old Sue Hollister I love Halloween The little girl bounced on the back seat of the station wagon as the family drove toward Mr Johnson’s farm Beside her squirmed pigtailed Holly who was six She put both pinkies into her mouth and stretched the corners Oh Holly don’t pleaded Pam Your face might stay that way She looks like a jack-o lantern anyhow sighed redheaded Ricky who was seven He added Yikes How many are we going to get us said Pete One pumpkin for each of hopefully He was twelve two years older than Pam and sat in the front seat between his mother and his father who was driving As they neared the farm not far from their home in Shoreham Pam suddenly gasped and cried Daddy look out Three big pumpkins came rolling down a lane into the road Thud Thump Splat They hit the station wagon and were smashed to smithereens 7
