The Secret of Red Gate Farm (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, Book 6)

Nancy and her friends, Bess and George, meet Joanne Byrd on a train ride home. Joanne lives at Red Gate Farm with her grandmother, but if they do not raise enough money to pay the mortgage, they will soon lose the farm! Nancy, Bess, and George decide to stay at Red Gate for a week as paying customers. Soon, they learn about the strange group of people who rent a cave on the property. They describe themselves as a nature cult called the Black Snake Colony. Nancy investigates their group and helps to uncover a ring of counterfeiters in town! Nancy Becomes Suspicious Of A Secret Society And Is Drawn To Investigate. Strange Fragrance -- Mysterious Numbers -- Work On A Code -- Switch In Jobs -- Money, Money! -- Worrisome Journey -- Nature Cult -- Hillside Ghosts -- Black Snake Colony Member -- Plan Of Attack -- Midnight Message -- Secret Service Agents -- Hesitant Hitchhiker --disturbing Gossip -- Masqueraders -- Startling Commands -- Tense Moments -- Prisoners -- Destroyed Evidence -- Final Hunch. By Carolyn Keene. Originally Published: 1931. Sequel To: The Secret Of Shadow Ranch. Sequel: The Clue In The Diary. "THAT Oriental-looking clerk in the perfume shop certainly acted mysterious," Bess Marvin declared, as she and her two friends ended their shopping trip and hurried down the street to the railroad station. Nancy Drew and her friends find more adventures during their visit to Red Gate Farm