THE WONDERFUL HOUSE 

 THAT JACK HAS 



CHAPTER I 



THE GREATEST TREASURE IN THE WORLD 



MANY interesting stories have been told about 

 gallant captains who sailed the seas, four hundred 

 years ago, in search of treasure. Perhaps we have 

 read of the daring adventures of men who in 1849 

 crossed the American prairies and mountains, in quest 

 of the newly discovered gold in California. Some of 

 us may know persons who are even now braving the 

 perils of Alaska to secure this precious yellow metal; 

 and all around us, in every city and village, we see 

 people eagerly striving for wealth. 



In fact, money seems to be the greatest treasure 

 in the world, because it can furnish so many comforts 

 and pleasures. Boys and girls think they want to 

 learn to do that which will bring them great wealth. 

 As they grow older, they dream and plan how to 

 secure it, often neglecting a far greater treasure which 

 most of them might obtain, but which many allow to 

 slip away, a treasure so precious that no amount of 

 money can buy it. 



