Tag Archives: The Barney Mysteries

INSIDE THE OLD MANOR “A library!” breathed Roger. “And old, old library!” “And just look at all the books!” exclaimed Diana, in wonder, forgetting for a moment that she was afraid of the strange noises they had heard through the … Continue reading →

A MIDNIGHT JOURNEY Barney sat on the edge of the hole in the floor and tried to peer down to see how deep it was and what the ground was like. Diana switched on one of the lamps to give … Continue reading →

SNUBBY’S LITTLE ADVENTURE The girl simply could not believe her eyes. She stood and stared at the silverware, then suddenly came to her senses and looked around fearfully, almost as if she expected someone to be standing there watching her. … Continue reading →

SAFE WITH MR KING Mr King listened to the two boys’ story in amazement. He looked very worried. “Well,” he said at last, puffing on his cigarette. “Boys, this sounds worrying. The fact that there is silverware missing proves that … Continue reading →

ANOTHER STRANGE THING Roger and Snubby were both most put-out in the morning when they heard about the night’s happenings. “Another adventure without us!” Snubby sulked. “Well we couldn’t wake you – we were trying to be quiet and not … Continue reading →

ALL RATHER PECULIAR But much to the children’s disappointment, they could not go out that night to go up to the old house, for the hot sticky afternoon saw the arrival of some very black clouds around tea-time, and they … Continue reading →

THE MYSTERIOUS OLD MANOR Neither Diana or Barney slept much that night. Diana couldn’t resist sitting at her window and watching to see if the light reappeared, and before she knew it, dawn was breaking and the sky started to … Continue reading →

A LOVELY DAY – AND SOMETHING STRANGE The next few days at Rosewood were lovely. The four children lazed about, swam in the river every day, and went for nice long walks along the water. They also explored the forest … Continue reading →

AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE The boatman’s cottage stood right beside the river bank, so part of the boatman’s garden was actually the bank of the river. A small backwater branched off the river just by his cottage, and continued for a … Continue reading →

SETTLING IN! The rest of the afternoon was spent exploring the little cottage. There was a kitchen and larder at the back, which looked out over part of the garden, and a pretty sitting room which had lovely big wooden-framed … Continue reading →

OFF TO ROSEWOOD! Miss Pepper came to collect the children two days later. Mrs Lynton was pleased to see her old governess, and gave her a hug and kiss when she came up the front path. “It’s so kind of … Continue reading →

EXCITING PLANS! Diana had a lovely talk with her mother on the phone. Mrs Lynton thought it was a lovely idea and was a lot more relieved than she let on to Diana. She had, of course, been looking forward … Continue reading →

SUMMER HOLIDAYS AGAIN! “Snubby – do hurry up!” Diana called. “You’re making us late for lunch!” “Fancy Snubby making US late for lunch,” chuckled Roger. “He’s usually well ahead of us when there’s food involved.” Barney smiled, his startlingly blue … Continue reading →