The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain; Or, The Treasure Chest of Blue Rock
The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain; Or, The Treasure Chest of Blue Rock
By Clarence Young (The Motor Boys #22)
3 Apr, 2020
“What do you think of it, fellows?” asked Jerry Hopkins. The tall lad ruffled in his hand some sheets of paper covered with typewriting. He looked closely at his two chums.
“You mean Tinny Mallison’s gold mine proposition?” inquired Ned Sl
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“What do you think of it, fellows?” asked Jerry Hopkins. The tall lad ruffled in his hand some sheets of paper covered with typewriting. He looked closely at his two chums.
“You mean Tinny Mallison’s gold mine proposition?” inquired Ned Slade, flicking a bit of dust from the trousers of his new suit.
“That’s what I mean,” replied Jerry. “He didn’t say anything else in his letter worth considering, did he?” and the tall lad again referred to the screed.
“Except about chicken,” put in the third member of the trio, a stout, good-natured looking lad with a beaming face.
“Chicken? What do you mean—chicken?” demanded Ned Slade, with just a slight note of impatience in his voice. Jerry, looking hastily through the letter, added:
“Tinny didn’t say anything about going into the chicken business, did he? Not that I remember. Anyhow, he isn’t in a chicken-raising country. He’s out in the tall timber where the only things they raise are Rocky Mountain goats. Chickens! How do you get that way, Chunky?” Less