The Shadow Stone

Catalog Note *The Shadow Stone* by Mildred A. Wirt is a mystery novel serialized across twenty chapters. The story follows fourteen-year-old Carol Scott and her fifteen-year-old brother Jack during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. While watching the parade, Carol receives a mysterious box of candy from a disguised vendor who cryptically references "the House of the Peacock Shutters" and orders from a chief. A second Red Imp-costumed girl immediately demands the box, claiming it was meant for her. The narrative encompasses investigation of a secret location, the Court of the Two Sisters, a Mardi Gras ball, newspaper warnings, mysterious appointments, and escalating danger involving a secret room, plantation discovery, and a houseboat. The plot culminates in Carol's inheritance and resolution. The serial combines juvenile adventure with mystery conventions typical of 1930s girls' fiction.