Tag Archives: The Adventure Series

Chapter twenty-five: A thrilling night All eight of the men stood waiting, apparently for their helicopter to arrive. They had finished up their job, the marsh was fully drained where they needed it to be. They had drained quite a … Continue reading →

Chapter twenty-four: Hiding places again “The men were discussing the happenings of tonight, in I’m afraid for them, much too loud a voice for us to not hear. The marsh will be fully drained by tonight at two o’clock sharp, … Continue reading →

Chapter twenty-three: A clever piece of machinery “What do we do now?” asked Jack, who couldn’t bear the thought of the enemies below escaping before they had chance to catch them. “We’re going back underground to try and overhear any … Continue reading →

Chapter twenty-two: A way out “How did you find this out, Philip?” asked Bill sternly, feeling very proud of the boy. “I followed them, right over here, and kept as close to them as possible so I could hear what … Continue reading →

Chapter twenty-one A great surprise for the children Before Lucy-Ann had any time to think this over she was pushed, roughly, by Stanley who was glowering over the two girls, his eyes twinkling with an evil glint in the torch … Continue reading →

Chapter twenty: Prisoners in the hill Philip too, was waiting quietly, for goodness knows who to come along. Beaky was now safely in his pocket so that he would not need to bother about him when the enemies arrived. He … Continue reading →

Chapter nineteen: Mostly about Beaky “Lou and Jo the smugglers?” asked Jack, curiously. “But they died years ago. On the night they tried to smuggle all that treasure out of The Forester and the marsh turned from sea land to … Continue reading →

Chapter eighteen: Gurgle, gurgle The children began to feel hungry half way down the hill, and decided to have lunch there again. They hunted about for a shady tree and were soon sat eating a delicious meal of ham sandwiches, … Continue reading →

Chapter seventeen: Dinah has a plan “What is it, then, Dinah? Do tell us, we need to act quickly,” Philip said, sitting down again. Everyone else sat down too, eager to hear what Dinah had to say. “Right, well, we … Continue reading →

Chapter sixteen: Look out The children soon settled down round the fire with the board game; Monopoly, and the great big tin of toffee. It had not yet been cut into pieces, except the pieces the children had already eaten, … Continue reading →

Chapter fifteen: Deeper into the adventure The children were soon on their way back to camp, the boys carrying two large baskets of food. They were extremely heavy and they began to wish they had asked an adult to come … Continue reading →

Chapter fourteen: Back at Lowfell Inn The children awoke early that next morning, all lying outside their tents in their clothes! The children themselves were indeed very surprised but then remembered and grinned. “We must have fallen asleep just after … Continue reading →

Chapter thirteen: Very peculiar The children waved goodbye to Alf and began to walk back in the direction of their camp. Lucy-Ann looked at the boys with scared eyes. “What do you suppose Alf meant about those men, are they … Continue reading →

Chapter twelve: Alf Again The boys were rather alarmed. ‘Who were those men, they held captive?’ ‘Where were they taking them?’ ‘Why did they hold them captive?’ Questions raced through the children’s heads. “They might come back this way, might … Continue reading →