
THE AUTO BOYS' MYSTERY - CHAPTER IPROLOGUE
CHAPTER IIA QUIET, TRANQUIL SUNDAY
CHAPTER IIITHE SEARCH IN THE OLD HOUSE
CHAPTER IVA GUEST AT NELS ANDERSON'S
CHAPTER V"WHO SAID I WAS AFRAID?"
CHAPTER VIIS NO NEWS GOOD NEWS?
CHAPTER VIITHE LONG-HIDDEN TREASURE IS UNCOVERED
CHAPTER VIIIDAVE MACLESTER'S ADVENTURE
CHAPTER IX"THE LAKE! IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE OF ESCAPE!"
CHAPTER XTHE LAST RUN OF THE BELOVED THIRTY
The Auto Boys have set up camp on the remote shore of Opal Lake, a quiet wilderness that promises plenty of hunting, fishing and summer adventure. Their routine is disrupted when strange smoke, mysterious voices and odd footsteps lead the teens to an abandoned clubhouse, where they sense someone else is lurking in the shadows. A chance meeting with the enigmatic Chip Slider, who knows the local lore about a long‑lost loot and a dangerous figure named Murky, pulls the boys deeper into a web of rumors and hidden motives.
As the boys share stories around the fire, they piece together fragments of a three‑year‑old robbery and the unsettled work of the Longknives Club, while strange sightings of a foreman, a Swedish family, and the unsettling presence of Murky keep the tension high. With their camp supplies mysteriously stripped and the forest whispering secrets, the Auto Boys must decide who to trust as they begin to unravel the puzzle that surrounds the deserted house and the missing fortune.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (217K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.fadedpage.net
Release date
2010-06-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1872–1955
Best known for brisk historical adventures and boys' books, this Ohio writer turned a lifelong fascination with frontier history into stories full of movement, danger, and early American settings. His books often mix youthful energy with a strong sense of place, especially the Ohio frontier.
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