YOUNG READERS
Atom Mystery
[YOUNG ATOM DETECTIVE]
By CHARLES COOMBS
ILLUSTRATED BY
G. DEAN LEWIS
Publishers GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC. New York
©1958 BY LANTERN PRESS, INC.
Under the title: “YOUNG ATOM DETECTIVE”
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH LANTERN PRESS, INC.
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER ONE 11
- CHAPTER TWO 27
- CHAPTER THREE 45
- CHAPTER FOUR 58
- CHAPTER FIVE 72
- CHAPTER SIX 89
- CHAPTER SEVEN 107
- CHAPTER EIGHT 117
- CHAPTER NINE 135
- CHAPTER TEN 151
- CHAPTER ELEVEN 161
- CHAPTER TWELVE 172
ILLUSTRATIONS
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- “Hi, there,” Eddie greeted, “Any luck?” 51
- “Come on, Eddie, let’s go back.” 104
- The cylinder was simple to locate. 137
- ... he saw the small rubber boat moving in. 179
YOUNG READERS
Atom Mystery
CHAPTER ONE
It was only a dream. Eddie Taylor would liketo have finished it, but the bar of morning sunlightpoking in under the window shade priedhis eyes open. The dream fled. Eddie kickedoff the sheet, swung his feet to the floor, andgroped under the bed for his tennis shoes.
He heard his father’s heavy footsteps in thehallway. They stopped outside of his bedroomdoor.
“You awake, Eddie?”
“I’m awake, Dad,” Eddie answered.
“Breakfast’s ready. Get washed anddressed.”
“Be right there,” Eddie said. Then, rememberingthe dream, he added, “Oh, Dad, is itall right if I use the Geiger counter today?”
Mr. Taylor opened the door. He was a bigman, broad-shouldered and still thin-waisted.Eddie found it easy to believe the stories hehad heard about his father being an outstandingfootball player in h