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eBook available: Motor Matt’s Promise

Motor Matt's PromiseThe adventures of Motor Matt continue in the latest Project Gutenberg release from Distributed Proofreaders and our Digital Library. In Motor Stories #14, Motor Matt’s Promise; or, The Wreck of the Hawk, the motor boys continue their New Orleans adventures, with the situation complicated by the involvement of Matt’s rogueish doppelganger, Joe Dashington, who enlivens the story with lengthy bursts of slang such as:

“On the level, Whistler, you’ve got past my guard. But what’s the diff? You’re one-two-seven with me for lifting me out of that bunch of trouble. But, tell me, whose game of muggins is this, and what’s the stake? Anything higher than two-call-five and a quarter to see puts me out of the running. You’ve heard of the bank that broke the man at Monte Carlo? Well, listen—I’m It. Please drop that dizzy front, old fel, and tell me why you’re a counterfeit. Not being a has-wasser myself, I’m game for anything that promises kopecks, simoleons, or anything white or yellow with the eagle bird and E Pluribus Get-there on the side. Have one?”

The main adventure is followed by an assortment of filler material, including the conclusion to the previous volume’s two-part war story and non-fiction articles on such topics as logging and ostrich raising.

The entire book can be read online or downloaded through Project Gutenberg.


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