Ralestone LuckNorton Andre AlicePublished:1938Types:Novels Crime/MysterySource:http://www.gutenberg.org1About Norton:AndreAliceNortonFebruary171912–March172005sciencefic-tionandfantasyauthorwithsomeworksofhistoricalfictionandcon-temporaryfictionwasbornAliceMaryNortoninClevelandOhiointheUnitedStates.Shepublishedherfirstnovelin1934.ShewasthefirstwomantoreceivetheGandalfGrandMasterAwardfromtheWorldScienceFictionSocietyin1977andshewontheDamonKnightMemori-alGrandMasterAwardfromtheSFWAin1983.ShewroteunderthenomsdeplumeAndreNortonAndrewNorthandAllenWeston.Source: Wikipedia2Chapter1The Ralestones Come HomequotOnceuponatimetwobraveprincesandabeautifulprincesssetouttomaketheirfortunes—quotbeganthedark-haireddark-eyedboybytheroadster.quotRoyaltyisoutoffashionquotcorrectedRickyRalestonesomewhatindif-ferently.quotCantyoudobetterthanthatquotShegavehersmallperthatanexasperatedtweakwhichbroughttheunoffendingbowl-shapedbitofwhitefeltintoitsproperpositionoverherrighteyebrow.quotHowlongdoes it take Rupert to ask a single simple questionquotHerbrotherValwatchedthegasgageontheinstrumentboardoftheroadsterfluctuatewildlyastheattendantofthestationshookthehosetospeedtheflowofthelastfewdrops