# Mr. Moss — The Secret of the Old Mill character guide

> Mr. Moss in The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Moss

**First appearance:** 0005-vi-the-old-mill

## Who they are

A farmer who encounters the Hardy boys and provides clues about the mill.

## In the story

### [A Five Dollar Bill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_mill_se/chapters/i-a-five-dollar-bill)

Chubby, genial shopkeeper who humorously teases the boys about detective work and first identifies the bill as suspicious.

### [Counterfeit Money](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_mill_se/chapters/ii-counterfeit-money)

Mr. Moss, the storekeeper, warns the boys about counterfeit money after they try to pay with the bad bill. He sympathetically keeps their pie plates for later.

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