Book 1, Ch. 13

The Tower Treasure

Chapter 13: Teamwork

Mr. Hardy does not want Smuff to get to Jackley. Jackley might clam up and all hope of confession would be gone! Frank and Joe resolve to make sure Smuff does not make the six o’clock flight to Albany. But how? Gathering Chet, Tony, Biff, Phil and Jerry, the boys determine to stall Smuff. They take over their friend Rocco’s fruit market a block from Smuff’s house. As Smuff pulls out of his driveway, one by one the boys try to stop him to talk, but he brushes them off. Suddenly Frank thinks of lighting the trash incinerator behind the market. “Fire!” yells Joe. Smuff dashes to the rescue, eager to be a hero. A hero he is – but a hero who has missed his plane!

Book 1, Ch. 12

The Tower Treasure

Chapter 12: A Disturbing Absence

Another day of waiting, and at last Mr. Hardy arrives home. He tells the boys he found Red Jackley, just in time to see Jackley get involved in a jewel robbery and skip town. Mr. Hardy then joined the police in pursuit of Jackley, but Jackley evaded capture. At the last minute, Jackley escaped on a railroad handcar, but the car jumped the tracks, smashing Jackley up and landing him in the hospital! The Hardys are interrupted by a visit from Oscar Smuff. He announces that he would like to work with the Hardys on the case and asks for any clues. When Mr. Hardy declines, Smuff declares that he will go visit Jackley in the hospital and get a confession himself!

Book 1, Ch. 11

The Tower Treasure

Chapter 11: Anxious Waiting

 

Red Jackley – that’s the name of the suspect uncovered in the NYPD police files – “red” because he’s been seen wearing a red wig! Mr. Hardy becomes concerned that the case is becoming dangerous and sends the boys back to Bayport. Once there, Frank goes on a friendly visit to the Robinsons’ new home, in the poorest part of town. Mrs. Hardy sends along a cake and a ham, and Callie Shaw insists on bringing a bag of fruit. Practically impoverished, Mrs. Robinson and the twins greet their visitors with delight and gratitude. Frank reassures them the Hardys will clear Mr. Robinson! Frank is alarmed to discover, on returning home, that Mrs. Hardy is overcome with worry that something has happened to Mr. Hardy!

Book 1, Ch. 10

The Tower Treasure

Chapter 10: A Sleuthing Trip

Frank and Joe are thrilled to find out the surprise – a flight to NYC to help Dad on the case! Once in the Big Apple, the three detectives visit Harold Morley, the original purchaser of the red wig. Morley is an actor and immediately relates how his dressing room was robbed one night! His watch and diamond ring were taken, along with the red wig. Baffled as to what to do next, the Hardys decide to look for the store where the old hat and coat were purchased, but once there, the owner can give them no leads. Mr. Hardy then takes the boys to the New York City Police Department, where they look through the files for thieves who are known to use disguises. And there, finally -- they find a possible suspect!

Book 1, Ch. 9

The Tower Treasure

Chapter 9: Rival Detectives

The teen detectives are thrilled to find a man’s hat and coat in the woods. Inside the hat are two red hairs, identical to the red wig! When they return home and show their father, Fenton Hardy decides to fly to New York City to visit the store where the wig was made. To the boys’ delight, he invites them to work together with him on the case. After Mr. Hardy leaves the next morning, Frank and Joe hear from Slim Robinson that he must drop out of school to work at the supermarket! With renewed determination, the boys wait to hear the results of their father’s trip. And Mrs. Hardy has promised them a surprise when they get home from school!

Book 1, Ch. 8

The Tower Treasure

Chapter 8: An Important Discovery

To Slim Robinson’s great relief, the charges are dropped against his father, thanks to Mr. Hardy’s quick intervention. However, Mr. Robinson has been fired from his job as caretaker at the Tower Mansion, meaning Slim may have to leave school to help support the family. Frank and Joe vow to clear Slim’s father. Meanwhile Mr. Hardy informs them he has already checked all the pawn shops in the area – no stolen jewels have turned up. The boys head a different direction, hoping to solve the case ahead of their dad. They return to the woods where Chet’s jalopy was hidden. All they find are some strange, circular marks on the ground, leading out of the thicket. And then . . . . an important clue!

Book 1, Ch. 7

The Tower Treasure

Chapter 7: The Arrest

The Hardy boys hear their father talking with Henry Robinson and Hurd Applegate in the library of the Tower Mansion. Frank and Joe reassure their friend Slim Robinson that his father will be cleared of all wrong-doing in the Tower Mansion robbery. But old Mr. Applegate is convinced that Mr. Robinson is the thief – after all, he suddenly got $900 the day of the robbery, and he admits he knows the safe combination! Mr. Applegate insists that the police bring charges against Mr. Robinson. Meanwhile, the teen detectives wonder if the car thief might be involved in the robbery. They search Chet’s jalopy and discover – a red wig! This ties the car thief into the ferry ticket office hold-up and possibly the Tower robbery as well. Will Henry Robinson be exonerated? Time will tell.