The Crimson Thread An Adventure Story for Girls

Originally printed in 1925 this 5th volume of An Adventure Story for Girls series by Roy J. Snell has been reformatted for electronic publication. Before Harriet the Spy was Roy J. Snell's page-turning mysteries created for bright inquisitive young ladies. . Beautiful art nouveau ornamental illustrations begin each chapter. . Excerpt:There could be no mistaking it. From it there came a flash of crimson. Imagine her surprise when she found that the top page of her book had been twice pierced by a needle and that a crimson thread had been drawn through and knotted there in exactly the same manner as had that other bit of thread on the blue cape.. It required but a glance to assure her that through this thread there ran the single strand of purple. The next instant she was dashing down the aisle hoping against hope that she might catch a glimpse of the mystery woman with the extraordinary fingers and the strange ring.. In this she failed. The woman had vanished.