The Tower Treasure · Character
Adelia Applegate
Hurd's sharp-tongued spinster sister, convinced the whole investigation is nonsense and the boys are meddlers.
supporting
Also known as Adelia, XXIII Adelia Applegate
First appearance: XXIII: Adelia Applegate’s Compliment
As a supporting figure in The Tower Treasure, Adelia Applegate is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Suspicious and scornful, she cackles at the boys' failure and refuses permission to search the new tower.
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Adelia Applegate greets the Hardy boys with suspicion and a sniff, dismissing detectives as nosey and insisting the jewels will never be found. Dressed in outdated, garish finery and quick to needle her brother, she…
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See Adelia Applegate in XXIII: Adelia Applegate’s Compliment