
THE MYSTERY of SEAL ISLANDS
CHAPTER I A BITTER BLOW
CHAPTER II ANOTHER HARD BLOW
CHAPTER III A STRANGE PROPOSAL
CHAPTER IV A STARTLING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER V A QUEER MYSTERY
CHAPTER VI KIDNAPED
CHAPTER VII A PRISONER
CHAPTER VIII THROUGH THE STORM
CHAPTER IX MAROONED
A breezy early‑morning scene opens on a modest kitchen table, where Roberta and her brother Harvey juggle pancakes, oatmeal, and talk of a perilous job at Lurtiss Field. Their family’s worries about the dangerous world of aviation and “air‑gangsters” set a tone of suspense, while a mysterious wealthy passenger, Mrs. Pollzoff, looms over the conversation. She’s a restless flyer, obsessed with the sea below and the schools of fish she watches from the sky, hinting at a hidden purpose that’s more than a simple hobby.
The day quickly shifts to the airfield, where Roberta readies herself for a flight that could unveil secrets lurking over the remote Seal Islands. With the charismatic Phil Fisher at the wheel and the promise of an early start, the story lifts off into a world of daring pilots, enigmatic patrons, and a mystery that beckons from the water’s depths. Listeners will be drawn into the charm of 1930s aviation and the intrigue that begins to surface as the plane climbs toward the unknown.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (214K characters)
Series
Airplane Girls #3
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2018-05-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
b. 1881
Best known for fast-moving aviation adventures for young readers, this early 20th-century author wrote stories full of daring flights, mysteries, and capable girls at the controls. The name on the cover is linked to the lively Airplane Girl books, including Roberta's Flying Courage and The Mystery of Seal Islands.
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