The Haunted Mine
by Harry Castlemon
2021-01-14 02:58:38
"Going for twenty-five cents. Going once; going twice; going--""Thirty cents.""Thirty cents! Gentlemen, I am really astonished at you. It is a disgrace for me to take notice of that bid. Why, just look at that box. A miser may have hidden the secret ...
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"Going for twenty-five cents. Going once; going twice; going--""Thirty cents.""Thirty cents! Gentlemen, I am really astonished at you. It is a disgrace for me to take notice of that bid. Why, just look at that box. A miser may have hidden the secret of a gold-mine in it. Here it is, neatly dovetailed, and put together with screws instead of nails; and who knows but that it contains the treasure of a lifetime hidden away under that lid? And I am bid only thirty cents for it. Do I hear any more? Won''t somebody give me some more?
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