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AlfredHitchcock
and
TheThreeInvestigators
in
TheMysteryoftheHeadlessHorse
Textby
WilliamArden
Basedonthecharacterscreatedby
RobertArthur
IllustratedbyJackHearne
Contents
AlfredHitchcockPresents!.................................. 4
1.AnAngryMeeting....................................... 5
2.TheAlvaroPride.........................................10
3.Fire!.....................................................16
4.TheHeadlessHorse......................................20
5.TheSearchBegins........................................26
6.BadNews................................................32
7.TheOldMap.............................................38
8.CondorCastle............................................43
9.TheSheriMakesanArrest..............................48
10.NewIdeas...............................................53
11.AVisittoJail...........................................57
12.ADiscoveryintheRuins................................62
13.DangerontheRanch....................................68
14.TimeRunsOutfortheAlvaros..........................72
15.TheHidingPlace........................................76
16.Mudslide!...............................................82
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17.TheNestoftheEagle...................................86
18.TheSecretMessage.....................................92
19.JupiterSeestheLight...................................97
20.TheSwordofCort´es....................................101
21.AlfredHitchcockSeesJusticeTriumph..................108
AlfredHitchcockPresents!
WELCOMEONCEAGAINtotheworldofTheThreeInvestigators,those
maddeninglyindustriousyoungsleuthswhomitismyoccasionalpleasureto
introduce.Theladshavejustcompletedamostremarkableandinstructive
adventure.Ithinkitisquiteworthyofyourattention.
Whatcouldbemoreremarkablethantosolveamysterydatingbackto
theMexicanWar?Amysterythatinvolvesaheadlesshorse,alegendary
jewelledsword,andatriooflong-forgottenscoundrelswhosedevioustrail
mustsomehowbefollowedaftermorethan130years!Andwhatcouldbe
moreinstructivethantodiscoverthatdustyoldhistoricaldocumentsdonot
alwaystellthetruth?Attheveryleast,onemustlearntoreadbetweenthe
lines!
Suchisthenatureofthechallengingmysterythatouryoungdetectives
unravelonthefollowingpages.Theireortsarepromptedbymostpraise-
worthymotives—anunselfishdesiretohelptheproudandhonourable
Alvarofamily,descendantsofthefirstcitizensofCalifornia,andanatural
thirstforexcitementandadventure.Intacklingthislatestcase,theboys
againdemonstratetheingenuityandbraverythathavemadethemfamous
withmysteryloversaroundtheworld.
What!YousaythatyouhaveneverevenheardofTheThreeInvesti-
gators?Thenyoumustmeetthematonce!Theleaderofthetrioisthe
annoyinglycleverJupiterJones,whosementalpowersareexceededonlyby
hisweight.HiscompanionsarePeteCrenshaw,amuscularandmerrylad
whoisinclinedtobenervous,andthesteadyandstudiousBobAndrews.
AllthreeboysliveinthecoastaltownofRockyBeach,California,notfar
fromHollywood.Theymaketheirheadquartersinanoldmobilehometrailer
hiddeninthefabulousJonesSalvageYard.
So,youareintroduced.NowturnthepageandfollowTheThreeInves-
tigatorsintomysteryanddanger—ifyoudare!
ALFREDHITCHCOCK
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