Footprints Under the Window
Hardy Boys seriesbook 12 of 92
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When Frank and Joe try to take their laundry to the Chinese Laundromat they find that the owner has disappeared and has been replaced by a mean Chinaman named Louie Fong. Later that day they meet a man who introduces himself as Sidney Pebbles, who is invited to spend the night at the Hardy home. The next morning Mr. Pebbles has disappeared along with some papers from Fenton Hardy's coat pockets, leaving only a set of footprints below the window.
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In the following days the Hardy boys investigate a fight amongst Chinamen at the local docks as well as meeting Orrin North who had hired their father to clear his company name under accusations that he is involved in smuggling Chinamen into America to avoid a head tax.
During the course of their investigation the Hardy boys hide Tom Wat, a local Chinaman who was involved in the fight at the docks, by dressing him up as a female and hiding him in their home. They also meet the real Mr. Pebbles and realize that they had been fooled by an imposter who lied to them in order to get into their house.
The Hardy boy's being are held prisoner along with their father. Will they escape and how will it end?
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