# Mrs. Hardy — The Missing Chums character guide

> Mrs. Hardy in The Missing Chums by Franklin W. Dixon.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mrs. Hardy

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-three-strangers

## Snapshot

The Hardy boys' gentle, worried mother, who agrees a search must be made yet quietly dreads being left alone with her managing sister-in-law.

## Who they are

Mrs. Hardy has been deeply concerned about Chet and Biff since they vanished, and she gives Frank and Joe her blessing to organize a searching party. She teases that she'll be left 'to the mercies of that managing woman,' Aunt Gertrude, but consents to stay behind once her sister-in-law arrives. Her steady, affectionate presence grounds the boys' departure in real family stakes.

## In the story

### [A Shady Trio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/iii-a-shady-trio)

Expresses worry about her husband's dangerous mission.

### [V: No Word from the Chums](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/v-no-word-from-the-chums)

Mrs. Hardy expresses strong anxiety about Mr. Hardy's pursuit of Baldy Turk, sensing it is more dangerous than previous cases.

### [Wreckage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/vii-wreckage)

Welcomes Aunt Gertrude, calms her, and encourages the boys to leave quickly.

### [The Strange Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/viii-the-strange-letter)

Mrs. Hardy reluctantly opens the letter at Aunt Gertrude's insistence and reads it aloud, expressing perplexity about its meaning.

### [The Boy on the Deck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/x-the-boy-on-the-deck)

Gives permission for the boys to go, trusting their judgment and hoping to rescue Chet and Biff.

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