“Good old Pepper,” Jerry mused. “He sure will feel bad that you got off that hill, Sandy. Just imagine, that would have left the quarterback slot on the school team wide open for him this fall.”

“Good night!” Sandy sat up straight. “That’s right, summer is practically over. In less than three weeks, the new term starts.”

Jerry slumped forward sadly on the edge of his cot. “You know what I just did? I just went and ruined the rest of my vacation.” He sniffed as the smell of frying bacon drifted into the tent. “But not my appetite. Come on, you guys, let’s go to chow.”

SANDY STEELE ADVENTURES

1. BLACK TREASURE

Sandy Steele and Quiz spend an action-filled summer in the oil fields of the Southwest. In their search for oil and uranium, they unmask a dangerous masquerader.

2. DANGER AT MORMON CROSSING

On a hunting trip in the Lost River section of Idaho, Sandy and Mike ride the rapids, bag a mountain lion, and stumble onto the answer to a hundred-year-old mystery.

3. STORMY VOYAGE

Sandy and Jerry James ship as deck hands on one of the “long boats” of the Great Lakes. They are plunged into a series of adventures and find themselves involved in a treacherous plot.