The Fortune

ISBN: 0595362370

Author: Sipos, Charles

Condition: New

Smiling Jimmy, a young sailor who has just arrived in England from a voyage onthe South Seas, stumbles into a harbor canteen where he hopes to have his hungrystomach filled with homemade food. Instead, he gets into a fight with thirtypatrons, and meets a beautiful young lady in dire need.The distressed Miss O'Neal clings to Jimmy, who promises to escort her to Africa tofind her inheritance-a hidden oil field. Traveling along are the canteen's owner, andthe hope for better future the trust of thirty patrons, the disadvantaged people of theharbor. Crossing France is an adventure itself, mostly because the diversifiedtransportation they're forced to use. As they travel from Algiers to the South Sahara,they are forced to fight gangsters, spies, and even the French Foreign legion. MissO'Neal and Smiling Jimmy arrive to Ohkmar Oasis, and learn the truth about herinheritance. Half year later Jimmy discovers the real truth, and on the end everythingis fine. The girl has her inheritance and the hero gets the girl.The Fortune is a chock-full of adventure with unpredictable twists, and charactersyou have to love. They are down on their luck, but always maintain goodmanners after a little hesitation.