Project Gutenberg 2016-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 154 Matthews, Stanley R. Motor Matt's Mariner; or, Filling the Bill for Bunce Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Motor Matt's Mariner; or, Filling the Bill for Bunce" by Stanley R. Matthews is a thrilling adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the main character, Motor Matt, and his cowboy friend, Joe McGlory, as they navigate a series of exciting escapades involving a valuable ruby known as the Eye of Buddha, stolen by the cunning thief Philo Grattan and his partner Bunce. Their journey unfolds in a world of motor vehicles, crime, and unexpected twists, appealing to readers who enjoy action-packed stories of crime and adventure. At the start of the story, Motor Matt and Joe McGlory find themselves waiting for a boat in Catskill-on-the-Hudson and decide to visit a nickelodeon. There, they are shocked to see a moving picture reenacting the details of the jewel theft they had previously encountered, which featured Grattan and Bunce. As the boys grapple with the uncanny similarities between the film and their real-life experiences, they ponder the fate of Tsan Ti, a mandarin who had entrusted the ruby to them for safekeeping. Their curiosity leads them to a series of revelations about Bunce and Grattan, culminating in the discovery of the mariner's hidden intentions and the threat of further danger surrounding them and the precious ruby. This engaging opener sets the stage for a suspenseful tale full of intrigue and excitement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Dime novels Railroads -- Juvenile fiction Jewel thieves -- Juvenile fiction Mechanics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 231143 2025-06-21T10:24:16.392373 text/html 210472 2024-10-23T01:21:35 text/html 436817 2025-06-21T10:24:21.236369 application/epub+zip 437396 2025-06-21T10:24:17.206310 application/epub+zip 159245 2025-06-21T10:24:16.823356 application/epub+zip 532662 2025-06-21T10:24:24.773363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504071 2025-06-21T10:24:20.773307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228898 2022-09-24T09:27:41.162709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209529 2023-09-23T06:56:49.780909 text/plain 189495 2024-10-23T01:21:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16185 2025-06-21T10:24:24.925271 application/rdf+xml 30348 2025-06-21T10:24:16.912348 image/jpeg 4639 2025-06-21T10:24:16.868301 image/jpeg 449518 2025-06-21T10:24:16.429374 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog