
THE MYSTERY BOYS AND THE SECRET OF THE GOLDEN SUN - CHAPTER I THE MAN WHO COULD SMELL MONEY
CHAPTER II THE MYSTERY BOYS GET NEWS
CHAPTER III HENRY MORGAN’S STORY
CHAPTER IV TOM BREAKS THE TRAIL
CHAPTER V STORM AND STRESS
CHAPTER VI STRANDED!
CHAPTER VII TURTLES AND TROUBLE
CHAPTER VIII AN UNPLEASANT TRIP
CHAPTER IX MAGIC AND MADNESS
CHAPTER X HENRY TURNS SAVAGE
The story follows three restless friends—Tom, Nicky, and Cliff—who ride into the rugged outskirts of a Mexican mining town, each driven by a personal mystery. While Tom hopes the dusty trails will lead to clues about his vanished sister, Nicky’s impulsive energy pushes the group toward hidden Aztec relics, and the steady Cliff weighs every risk. Their tension with a scar‑red miner and the uneasy silence of the abandoned shaft set a mood that crackles with curiosity and danger.
As they stray down an uncharted trail, the boys stumble onto remnants of an ancient Inca settlement and a legend surrounding a golden sun that promises both riches and revelation. Along the way they must navigate treacherous terrain, rival treasure hunters, and the lingering ghosts of past expeditions that have left other seekers lost. With quick wit, cautious bravery, and a dash of youthful optimism, the trio begins a quest that could finally bring answers to their families' long‑standing riddles.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (303K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2018-12-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
An early screenwriter who later turned to fast-moving adventure stories for young readers, he brought a showman’s sense of pace to mysteries filled with planes, treasure hunts, and daring boys on the trail of trouble.
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