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FIRE CLOUD; - OR - The Mysterious Cave. - A Story of Indians and Pirates.
Copyright, 1909, by James Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. - Published by THE ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
In the shadow of the Hudson’s Palisades, an old legend whispers of a sealed cavern hidden beneath rolling rocks—a place once spoken of by travelers who swore it held untold riches. Though the entrance has long been buried, the story persists, passed down through cautious storytellers who believe the treasure still waits to be uncovered by the right pair of hands.
Against this backdrop, a modest schooner bobs at anchor, its deck crew a mix of seasoned river‑boatmen and restless adventurers. Old Ropes, a grizzled veteran with a wary gaze, and the younger, eager Jones Bradley find themselves drawn into a perilous scheme when the captain abducts a mysterious young woman—her lineage tied to a powerful local family. Their uneasy partnership hints at looming danger, as the men sense that a single “pretty face” could bring more trouble than a band of armed foes, especially when the shadows of both pirates and native warriors loom nearby.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (151K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2011-08-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

A prolific English storyteller, he turned out hundreds of books ranging from journalism and historical writing to the detective fiction that made him especially well known. His work has an energetic, old-fashioned storytelling style that helped shape early popular mysteries.
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