Story Summary
The story The Crimson Flame by Franklin W. Dixon starts with Frank and Joe Hardy in a New York City subway station. They see a man in a western outfit being followed, and start to investigate out of curiosity. After following the two for a while, the second man jumps the man in the western outfit. The boys fight off the second man, and help the western man. He introduces himself as Alfred McVay, an Arizonan rancher. He explains that he had just purchased a giant ruby called the Crimson Flame at a jewel auction. This immediately arouses the suspicion of the Hardy brothers, and they alert a nearby policeman of what had happened and a description of the attacker. The policeman recognizes the attacker by their description as Oscar Tamm, a notorious jewel thief. Also, McVay finds that the secret pocket that he put the ruby in was slightly opened. This meant that the thief knew about the pocket, but Mr. McVay says that only he and a few close friends knew about the pocket.
After this, Frank and Joe offer to go to Mr. McVay’s hotel with him as protection. Upon arrival at the hotel, Mr. McVay gets attacked by Tamm again. He was now very frightened. Frank and Joe, sensing that something was wrong, also accompanied McVay to the airport and gave him their phone numbers. It went fine, and the Hardy boys went home. That night, though, Mr. McVay calls again, saying that strange things were happening at the ranch and that the boys should come to investigate. Frank and Joe agree to be on the midnight flight to Arizona. Mr. McVay says that they could pose as new cowhands to not arouse suspicion, and the boys agree. Upon arrival, they are met by Wat Perkins, McVay’s foreman. His truck seems to have a problem starting up, and he lets...
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... to second ruby was found. One of the miners showed the three the ruby, but then Tamm runs in, knocks them all down, and takes the ruby!
Frank and Joe then get up and start chasing him through the jungle, eventually getting to an abandoned temple. They look inside the temple, but Tamm isn’t there, so they decide to search the entire temple. Tamm and Summers with some sinister Thais see them and trap the boys in the temple. The Hardys are forced down into a hole beneath a throne in the temple. In the hole, there is a cobra, but it leaves the boys alone. Frank then has an idea that since the snake could get in; there is probably a way out. There is, and the boys go back into the jungle. In the jungle, they see a plane that the criminals used, and they bent the propellers so that the plane would be disabled. Frank and Joe then go back to To Kor and find Bo Dai there.
As they continue toward Mexico, Josey and the gang ride through a small town in Texas. They encounter Union soilders and bounty hunters as they pass through. Since Josey is a wanted man, it is likely that everywhere he goes trouble will follow. Leaving a trail of more dead men behind, Josey and the gang continue on in search of freedom from those pursuing them. Shortly after their encounter in Texas, Josey and the gang come across a group of Comancheros who have taken in their captivity a family from Kansas. Here Josey not only saves a Grandmother and her husband, but also his second damsel. This scene features Josey riding in on his horse, out numbered by the Commancheors, yet he still manages to kill them all with the quick draw of his pistols. Although Josey saves the day yet again, this creates more trouble for Josey because the Commancheros he killed had intended to trade the captives to the Comache Chief, known as Ten Bears, in exchange for horses. There is also the conflict of Josey trespassing on the land of the Comanches.
While there, Henry hears noises coming from the Williams’ Ranch, and suspects that there is a party being held there. Henry and Della decide to go to the ranch, which was just harassed by the Downey Gang.
Robert returns to the front on an ammunition convoy towards Wytsbrouk. He encounters some shelling but his life is spared. On the seventh day since returning from the front Robert is with Captain Leather and thirty horses and mules. When the German’s begin to bomb their location Robert asks Leather if he can release the animals in order to save them, but Leather was in a panic under a table and refused. However, Robert convinces Devlin to open the gate to release the animals. When Leather witnesses what Devlin is doing he fires and shoots Devlin in the head. Shells begin to land in the barns and as Roberts attempts to kill the wounded animals he thinks that if Leather was an animal he was be deemed mad and be shot.
On April 24, 1967, a remarkable book was published by eighteen year old S. E. Hinton. Themed on a greaser named Ponyboy who him and his gang are treated badly by the Socs, the book is about Ponyboy and his best friend Johnny on the run after Johnny kills a Soc. With help from one of their gang members, they sneak on a train to get to a church in the countryside. While eating at a restaurant, the old church catches fire with kids stuck in it, leaving Johnny and Ponyboy the ones to save the kids. While saving the children, a large, scorching piece of timber falls on Johnny, putting him in critical condition. While Johnny is in the hospital, a ‘rumble’ goes on in which the Socs and greasers fight in the vacant lot,
When one of the Socs tries to drown Pony, he goes unconscious and when he wakes up, he sees that Johnny has killed one of the Socs. The two boys decide to go to their friend Dally; he gives them money and directions to a church in the country. There they hide out for a long week, and after it Dally comes to find them. After eating, they return to the church and see that it has caught fire. A group of children are stuck in the burning building.
The Hardy boys, Frank and Joe, were driving down Shore Road and they heard a report about a stolen car. Frank and Joe raced towards the scene and saw the stolen car. Suddenly, a big red produce truck came right into the middle of the road. The boys had to slam on their brakes. They crashed into a fence and were dazed but not hurt The driver came out of the truck and said he was sorry. Frank thought something was fishy about the guy. They both went home and tried not to let their mother see all their cuts and bruises.
A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester is not only informative of the conflicts that occurred in Europe, but it is humorous and includes perspectives and anecdotes that are not viewed as impartial. It is structured into three separate sections: The Medieval Mind, The Shattering and One Man Alone.
I’ve decided to review The Fires of Jubilee by Stephen B. Oates for my book analysis. I was very hesitant on doing my analysis over this piece because I have so many opinions, and different viewpoints on this book. With so many opinions however, this was the best book for me to write 4 pages over. It was extremely easy for me to read Fires of Jubilee and really get into the text, because growing up my Mom would always tell stories about slaves and old slaves tales passed down from earlier generations of mine. Being of split-heritage I always get 2 different viewpoints and stories told to me and my brother by our great-grandparents, so reading this explained way more of the story of Nat Turner than I was previously told of when I was younger.
on. Then he went on. Well when he gets there he sees a cur pup (a mix breed dog) and his uncle. training bluetick hounds. He asks his uncle about the cur and his uncle doesn’t.
of a story of two men that meet by chance in Dallas, one of whom later kills a
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He gives them enough money and a gun and advises them to stay in an old abandoned church in another city until it is safe to do otherwise. To disguise themselves, they bleach and cut their hair, and to pass time, they read Gone With the Wind and play cards. After an anticipating week has passed, Dally comes with the news that there is to be a rumble between the Greasers and the Socs, and that Cherry Valance, a Soc, is now looking out for the Greasers. Dally explains that she said she will help them and testify that the Socs were drunk and looking for a fight and that the boys must have fought back in order to protect themselves. When Johnny hears Dally’s news, he believes that he and Ponyboy should return to their town and turn themselves in. Johnny explains that they cannot run forever, and it is not fair to keep Darryl and Soda worrying about Ponyboy, however, Dallas doesn 't want Johnny to end up in jail and become hardened by it, so he tries to talk him out of turning himself in, because he does not want Johnny to end up being a person like he
and that everyone would want to know them. Thus the boys decide to go forth and try to find the body. The boys pack their belongings up and all tell their parents that they are sleeping over one of the others house and the next day they are going to the drag races. So they meet up downtown and get ready to embark on their journey. Gordy and Chris meet up together first and Chris shows the .45 pistol that he borrowed from his old man, who was probably too drunk to notice. But while holding Gordy asks if its loaded and Chris tells him it isnt. But when he pulls the trigger it fires. They take off from behind the building where they were. They go to meet the other two guys and set off on their journey.