“But now it is all more than right,” Faye had said with tears of joy in her eyes. “The real murderer has confessed; the other man is free.”
Gordon Duncan had sold half the green gold for a sum large enough to make him comfortable for life. Timmie’s half he had given to a museum, there to remain as a monument to his lost comrade.
Faye and Johnny stood in the doorway watching the sunset fade. Never before had Johnny been so tempted to give up the life of a wanderer and settle down. And yet—
“Letter for you,” said Gordon Duncan. Coming up the path, he handed it to Johnny.
The boy read the letter with interest. It was from Curlie Carson. Perhaps you have read about him. Johnny had heard of him. In this letter Curlie proposed that the two of them join in a daring enterprise. Would Johnny go?
Would he? When one frank, daring, straight shooting adventurer says to another of his kind, “Come, let’s go,” the answer is sure to be, “Lead on.”
“But I’ll be back,” Johnny said to the ruddy-cheeked Scotch girl as he bade her goodbye next morning. And who can say he will not?
If you wish to read of the adventures entered into by Johnny Thompson and Curlie Carson, you’ll find them all written down in a book called, “The Rope of Gold.”
Mr. Snell is a versatile writer who knows how to write stories that will please boys and girls. He has traveled widely, visited many out-of-the-way corners of the earth, and being a keen observer has found material for many thrilling stories. His stories are full of adventure and mystery, yet in the weaving of the story there are little threads upon which are hung lessons in loyalty, honesty, patriotism and right living.
Mr. Snell has created a wide audience among the younger readers of America. Boy or girl, you are sure to find a Snell book to your liking. His works cover a wide and interesting scope.
Here are the titles of the Snell Books: