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Fighting for fortune

Chapter 5: FIGHTING FOR FORTUNE.
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The narrative follows a young protagonist who struggles to secure his place through a sequence of action-driven episodes: an impulsive choice leads to separation from companions, theft and suspicious circumstances, a dramatic man-overboard incident, discovery of a large check, arson and newspaper publicity, arrest and imprisonment, an escape and a clandestine pursuit of a hidden enemy. The story moves through mystery and detective work, a steamboat race and prison breakout, clues revealing a conspiracy, and finally vindication as the youths unravel the plot and recover fortune and reputation.

FIGHTING FOR FORTUNE.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. A BOYISH CHOICE.
CHAPTER II. LEFT BEHIND.
CHAPTER III. THE SLY HAND OF THE ENEMY.
CHAPTER IV. “MAN OVERBOARD!”
CHAPTER V. AN AMAZING DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER VI. THE EIGHT-THOUSAND-DOLLAR CHECK.
CHAPTER VII. THE NIGHT FIRE.
CHAPTER VIII. THE MORNING NEWS.
CHAPTER IX. TIM DEMANDS HIS DUES.
CHAPTER X. A TELEPHONE MESSAGE.
CHAPTER XI. UNDER SUSPICION.
CHAPTER XII. THE RACE BETWEEN THE STEAMERS.
CHAPTER XIII. THE FATE OF THE “WARRIOR.”
CHAPTER XIV. A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF MYSTERY.
CHAPTER XV. BEHIND PRISON BARS.
CHAPTER XVI. HELPLESS AND HOPELESS.
CHAPTER XVII. STRANGE MYSTERIES.
CHAPTER XVIII. TALK OF ESCAPE.
CHAPTER XIX. DIGGING THEIR WAY OUT.
CHAPTER XX. THE FLIGHT FROM PRISON.
CHAPTER XXI. MARCUS BECOMES A DETECTIVE.
CHAPTER XXII. ON THE TRAIL.
CHAPTER XXIII. AT MILLVILLE AGAIN.
CHAPTER XXIV. WORSE AND WORSE.
CHAPTER XXV. DEAN MERCER IN JAIL.
CHAPTER XXVI. CRAZY MEG’S MARK.
CHAPTER XXVII. A FRUITLESS SEARCH.
CHAPTER XXVIII. RELEASED ON BAIL.
CHAPTER XXIX. THE SECRET ENEMY.
CHAPTER XXX. MARCUS DISCOVERS A CLUE.
CHAPTER XXXI. WHAT THE BOYS FOUND.
CHAPTER XXXII. IN THE VALLEY.
CHAPTER XXXIII. IN OLD MEG’S CAVE.
CHAPTER XXXIV. IN A HARD PLIGHT.
CHAPTER XXXV. STARTLING ADVENTURES.
CHAPTER XXXVI. TIM DOWNEY ARRESTED.
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE RECKONING.