Chapter 16 PAWNS

Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy's pitchblende was of no value.

"It's the end of one glorious dream." Ramsey stared into space.

"Yes," Johnny agreed, "that's gone."

"Not a bit of it!" Sandy's keen old eyes snapped. "There's pitchblende in these rocky old ledges such as the world has never known.