I venture to hope that you will like this story, and that you will care for more about the boys, whom I have come to regard as very good friends of mine. I should dislike, very much indeed, saying good-bye to them.
So, wishing you all the pleasure possible in the reading of this story, I remain,
Yours cordially,
Clarence Young.
THE MOTOR BOYS AFTER A FORTUNE
[CHAPTER I]
TO THE RESCUE
“But, Professor, do you really think it’s true?” asked Ned Slade, looking at the elderly gentleman, whose bald head glistened in the sunlight, as he sat leafing the pages of a scientific book.
“Is what true, Ned?” inquired Jerry Hopkins, who had crossed the room to look out of a window.