# The Tower Treasure — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon.

- [The Speed Demon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/i-the-speed-demon.md): Frank and Joe Hardy ride their motorcycles along a dangerous shore road to deliver legal papers for their father, discussing their ambition to become detectives like him. Their journey is interrupted by a reckless driver
- [The Stolen Roadster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/ii-the-stolen-roadster.md): Frank and Joe Hardy narrowly avoid a collision with a reckless redheaded driver on Shore Road. Later, they visit their friend Chet Morton only to discover his roadster has just been stolen. Connecting the theft to the ea
- [III: Traces of the Thief](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/iii-traces-of-the-thief.md): The Hardy boys and Chet Morton search for the stolen yellow roadster, questioning farmhands who prove unhelpful. They encounter Callie Shaw, who reveals the thief drove over her parcel of cakes and jelly. The trail leads
- [IV: The Holdup](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/iv-the-holdup.md): The Hardy boys and Chet Morton visit Chief Collig's office to report the theft of Chet's yellow roadster, only to find the chief already dealing with a steamboat office holdup attempt. Ike Harrity, the ticket seller, des
- [Chet's Auto Horn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/v-chet-s-auto-horn.md): Frank and Joe Hardy discuss the theft of Chet Morton's roadster with their father, Fenton Hardy, who uses the case to teach them about observation and deduction. Later, Chet plays a prank on farmer Lem Billers using an a
- [VI: Tire Tracks](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/vi-tire-tracks.md): On Saturday, the Hardy boys and their friends enjoy a picnic at Willow Grove. While exploring, Joe discovers unusual tire tracks in an abandoned roadway, which Chet Morton identifies as matching his stolen roadster. The 
- [The Mansion Robbery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/vii-the-mansion-robbery.md): The Hardy boys learn of a robbery at Tower Mansion, where Hurd Applegate's safe has been looted of $40,000 in securities and jewels. Applegate suspects the caretaker, Henry Robinson, but the boys believe he is innocent. 
- [The Arrest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/viii-the-arrest.md): Perry Robinson confides in Frank and Joe Hardy that his father, Mr. Robinson, is the prime suspect in the Tower Mansion robbery. Mr. Robinson admits to knowing the safe combination accidentally and to having received $90
- [IX: Red Hair](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/ix-red-hair.md): The Hardy boys, convinced of Henry Robinson's innocence, investigate the wrecked car of the speed fiend and discover a fragment of a red wig, linking the car thief to the steamboat office holdup. They share this clue wit
- [X: An Important Discovery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/x-an-important-discovery.md): The Hardy boys learn that a $1,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest of the Tower Mansion thief. Perry Robinson is relieved that his father has been cleared of charges, but Mr. Robinson has los
- [Mr. Hardy Investigates](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xi-mr-hardy-investigates.md): The Hardy boys discover a red wig, hat, and coat hidden in the woods near where Chet Morton's roadster was found. They bring the items to their father, Fenton Hardy, who confirms the wig matches a fragment from the earli
- [Days of Waiting](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xii-days-of-waiting.md): Fenton Hardy pursues the red wig clue to New York, tracing it to actor Harold Morley, only to learn the wig was stolen from Morley's dressing room months earlier. Despite following leads on the hat and coat, Hardy hits d
- [XIII: In Poor Quarters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xiii-in-poor-quarters.md): Frank and Joe Hardy grow increasingly anxious as their father, Fenton Hardy, remains in New York for over a week on the Tower Mansion robbery case. Callie Shaw notices Frank's preoccupation and learns he is worried about
- [XIV: Red Jackley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xiv-red-jackley.md): Fenton Hardy returns home after a week-long investigation, having tracked the criminal Red Jackley. He reveals that Jackley is the likely thief of Chet's roadster and the man behind the red wig, but has not yet connected
- [The Chief Gets a Bomb](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xv-the-chief-gets-a-bomb.md): Frank and Joe Hardy learn that Chief Collig and Detective Smuff plan to catch the seven o'clock train to interview Red Jackley, which could ruin their father's case. They rally their friends—Chet Morton, Biff Hooper, Jer
- [A Confession](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xvi-a-confession.md): Fenton Hardy returns home and reveals that Red Jackley confessed to the Tower Mansion robbery on his deathbed, claiming he hid the stolen jewels and bonds in the old tower. The Hardy boys eagerly plan to search the old t
- [The Search of the Tower](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xvii-the-search-of-the-tower.md): Frank and Joe Hardy visit Tower Mansion to search the old tower for stolen jewels and bonds, based on a clue from the dying thief Red Jackley. They face skepticism from Hurd Applegate and his sister Adelia, who reluctant
- [XVIII: The New Tower](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xviii-the-new-tower.md): Frank and Joe Hardy convince Hurd Applegate to search the new tower for the stolen jewels and bonds, based on Red Jackley's deathbed confession that he hid the loot in the old tower. Despite a thorough search of the new 
- [XIX: The Mystery Deepens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xix-the-mystery-deepens.md): Fenton Hardy is stunned when Frank and Joe report that the stolen loot was not found in either the old or new tower of Tower Mansion. Despite his firm belief in Red Jackley's dying confession, the search proves fruitless
- [XX: The Flash in the Tower](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xx-the-flash-in-the-tower.md): Despite Fenton Hardy's efforts, Mr. Robinson is arrested again for the Tower Mansion robbery. The Hardy boys, feeling responsible, resolve to find the hidden loot to clear his name. While scouting Tower Mansion, they spo
- [A New Idea](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xxi-a-new-idea.md): A week after the robbery, Mr. Robinson remains in custody and public opinion leans toward his guilt. Fenton Hardy is discouraged by the unsolved case, while Chief Collig and Detective Smuff gloat over his apparent failur
- [The Search](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xxii-the-search.md): The Hardy boys, convinced that Red Jackley's clue referred to the old water tower, race to the structure and climb its precarious ladder. Inside, they discover a hidden gunny sack containing jewelry and bonds, confirming
- [XXIII: Adelia Applegate’s Compliment](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xxiii-adelia-applegate-s-compliment.md): The mystery of the Tower treasure is resolved in the Applegate library. Fenton Hardy and Hurd Applegate reveal that the stolen loot was found in the old water tower by Frank and Joe Hardy, clearing Henry Robinson of all 
- [The Last of the Tower Case](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xxiv-the-last-of-the-tower-case.md): The discovery of the Tower Mansion treasure becomes a week-long sensation in Bayport, and public opinion swings to praise the Hardy boys and support Mr. Robinson. Frank and Joe remain level-headed, recognizing the fickle

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