The Hunniwell boys and the platinum mystery

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Gutenberg ID

76521

Title

The Hunniwell boys and the platinum mystery

Language

en

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Project Gutenberg

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In this thrilling aviation adventure, inventive boys Bill and Gordon Hunniwell team up with Secret Service agent Steve Rogers to solve a century-old mystery. When Rogers discovers a letter from his ancestor detailing a hidden stash of platinum, the trio must race against time and dangerous thieves to retrieve the treasure before it is lost forever.

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In L. P. Wyman's *The Hunniwell Boys and the Platinum Mystery*, enterprising brothers Bill and Gordon Hunniwell are enjoying a fishing trip at their Maine cabin when they are summoned by Steve Rogers, a United States Secret Service agent. Rogers reveals a startling discovery: an 1816 letter from his ancestor, Sol Rogers, a famous whale hunter. The letter describes finding a hundred pounds of an unknown metal, likely platinum, on Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands before Sol was lost at sea. Accompanied by a map, the letter suggests the treasure is still hidden. The boys fly their unique electric-powered airplane, the Albatross, to investigate. Upon arrival, they encounter Ito Yoshihito, a Japanese man who appears to be a threat but is revealed to be a victim of a cruel frame-up. A treacherous partner caused Ito to be falsely diagnosed with leprosy and sent to a leper colony. The boys help Ito escape his captors. While preparing to return to Honolulu with the recovered platinum, the group faces a new danger. The same men who framed Ito ambush the plane. In a tense moment, the boys manage to take off despite the added weight of Ito and the platinum, shooting down their pursuers and escaping with the treasure. They fly to San Francisco, where the platinum is assayed and sold for a significant sum, concluding their successful summer adventure. The story highlights themes of bravery, justice, and the ingenuity of the Hunniwell boys, who use their advanced electric aircraft to solve a historical mystery and rescue an innocent man.

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Categories

• Adventure
• Fiction
• Mystery