Through the Moon-Gate Door

By Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

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Description: Sally Brandon and her friend Thelma French attend an auction in Chinatown. While at the auction, a valuable golden Buddha containing an emerald is stolen. Unbeknownst to Sally, the thieves temporarily hide the Buddha in a box of worthless junk that she purchases at the auction. Sally discovers the Buddha after she arrives home with the box, but it disappears again before she can return the Buddha to the rightful owner. While at the auction, Sally and Thelma had met Li-la, a Chinese girl who once went to school with the girls. Sally and Thelma impulsively travel the next day to Moon-Gate Estate to visit Li-la. While at the estate, the girls see a hidden door, the Moon-Gate Door, which Li-la refuses to open. Naturally, Sally and Thelma are consumed with curiosity. The girls return to the estate later to visit Li-la again and finally walk through the Moon-Gate and into danger and intrigue.