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In this juvenile mystery adventure, the Dana Girls are lured to a deserted Civil War inn by the sounds of singing in the woods. While exploring, they discover a strange spoon with a handle shaped like a man's head and learn that it is cursed. When they return to school, the spoon vanishes from their room, prompting the girls to find it before the curse takes hold.
Simultaneously, they meet Nura, a young gypsy fleeing remarriage and longing to marry Stivo, who has been banished for stealing a valuable silver platter. The girls must help Nura exonerate Stivo and uncover who stole the silver platter while navigating the ancient inn and its secrets.
First publish date: 1954
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson
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