{"product_id":"2940016637891","title":"Mason of Bar X Ranch","description":"Excerpt:\u003cbr\u003eJack Mason, a young man of twenty-one years, was intently watching a billiard game in progress at a fashionable club in New York City. It was a hot sultry day in June and he was wondering how people could enjoy knocking a bunch of balls around a table and getting all heated up. He had about decided to take a run in his motor when a messenger boy handed him a message. It was from his father bidding him to come at once to his office. His father was president of a bank in New York and independently rich. Mason thrust the message in his pocket, musing as he did so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I’m in for a call from Dad, he’s probably read about the scrape the bunch and I got into last week.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalling one of the club members aside he demanded: “Say, Smithy, how did the story of my automobile accident leak out in the papers?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Don’t know, Jack,” his friend replied; “you know as much about that as I do.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thought I had that automobile affair hushed up,” grumbled Mason. “What gets me,” he continued, “is how my part in the club boxing match got in the papers. I just received a message from the old man and expect he has heard all about it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This won’t be the first time you have been bawled out by the old man,” replied Smithy with a broad grin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No, but I expect something serious this time,” declared Mason gravely. “Damn those meddlesome reporters!” he burst out savagely. “You know, Smithy, I have been in worse scrapes before, but always managed to patch them up some way. Now, this story gets in the papers, and that prize fight—well, I suppose the quicker I get this matter settled with Dad, the sooner I will know my fate.” He finished, starting for his car.","brand":"Hannah Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153498128624,"sku":"2940016637891","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016637891_p0.jpg?v=1763658249","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016637891","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}