Mystery of wild horse trap
Book Description
When Rob Norwood's father was suspected of being an accomplice in a mail-coach robbery, the sheriff of Virginia City ordered the boy to get out of the territory-and stay out! But Rob did not leave. For over a month the fifteen-year-old boy hid in the hills beyond the city, searching for evidence to clear his father. He vowed he would find the real thieves and, he hoped, find his father, who had di...
MoreWhen Rob Norwood's father was suspected of being an accomplice in a mail-coach robbery, the sheriff of Virginia City ordered the boy to get out of the territory-and stay out! But Rob did not leave. For over a month the fifteen-year-old boy hid in the hills beyond the city, searching for evidence to clear his father. He vowed he would find the real thieves and, he hoped, find his father, who had disappeared the night of the robbery. It was when Rob went to work at the ranch of a Kentucky horse breeder, who intended to establish the first racing stable in Montana, that the mystery began to unfold. Strange happenings at the new Thomas ranch seemed to connect with Rob's own problems. Rob Norwood wanted to know the identity of the prowler he had followed up to Bear Gulch the night of the explosion. Why had the piece of scrap iron Rob found at the gulch disappeared? Because it really was part of the money box stolen from the mail coach? And why had Hank been so desperate to win the Virginia City race that he used a whip on both Rob and his horse? And, most of all, who had stolen the racing money and Mr. Thomas's finest thoroughbreds the day of the first race at the Thomas Ranch. The mystery Rob stumbled upon makes this an exciting adventure from start to finish. And how he became friends with the Thomas family, especially young Lucy, and turned into an almost-expert horse trainer and jockey, is a wonderful story in itself. Here is a vivid picture of Montana in the 1880's in this story of a boy who set out by himself to solve a mystery that involved murder, robbery, and rustling!
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