
A BOX OF GOLD IN VENEZUELA.CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES.JIM DANDY.THE MIDDLE DAUGHTER.FOR KING OR COUNTRY.THE PROPOSED TRIP TO THE NORTH POLE.EARLY DAYS OF SUCCESSFUL MEN.CAMERA CLUB PRIZE COMPETITION.INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT.BICYCLING.THE PUDDING STICK.STAMPS.THE SLUMBER SHIP.
A BOX OF GOLD IN VENEZUELA. - BY WILLIAM DRYSDALE.
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES. - BY PATTY PEMBERTON BERMANN. - Dramatis Personæ:
JIM DANDY.
THE MIDDLE DAUGHTER. - BY MARGARET E. SANGSTER. - CHAPTER IV. - TWO LITTLE SCHOOLMARMS.
\[to be continued.\]
FOR KING OR COUNTRY. - A Story of the Revolution. - BY JAMES BARNES. - CHAPTER XV. - A SAFE DISGRACE.
MADAME LUCILLA BONSALL, - DRESSMAKER. - ROBES ET MANTEAUX.
\[to be continued.\]
THE PROPOSED TRIP TO THE NORTH POLE. - BY WILFRID DE FOUVIELLE.
Set against the sweltering heat of late‑19th‑century Trinidad and the tangled rivers of Venezuela, two young men set out on a daring quest to locate a lost box of gold that vanished in the Orinoco’s swift currents. Ned, a freshly graduated mining engineer, is convinced that the seasonal low water will expose the treasure, while his skeptical brother Jack doubts the practicality of the plan. Their rivalry mixes ambition with brotherly banter, framing a vivid portrait of frontier ambition and family loyalty.
The story unfolds with vivid sketches of riverboats, bustling port towns, and the treacherous Urubu tributary that guards the elusive cargo. As the brothers weigh risk against reward, they encounter seasoned canoemen, wary guards, and the lingering mystery of a vanished shipment that has haunted the mine owners for months. Readers are drawn into a tapestry of technical detail and vivid atmosphere, feeling the tug of hope and the weight of history with every turn of the narrative.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (152K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Annie R. McGuire
Release date
2016-08-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
This collection brings together writing from more than one contributor, so there isn’t a single author story to tell. The focus is on the range of voices in the work itself.
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