| I | An Unpleasant Talk |
| II | Mr. Tubbs, the Grocer |
| III | Mrs. Lane's Disappointment |
| IV | The Lost Letter |
| V | Abel Arrives in Portville |
| VI | The Son and Heir |
| VII | A Plebeian Relative |
| VIII | A Cold Reception |
| IX | A Lucky Rescue |
| X | Gerald Finds a Sympathizing Friend |
| XI | The Burglar's Defeat |
| XII | A Grocer's Clerk |
| XIII | An Artful Trick |
| XIV | A Crisis |
| XV | A Strange Proposal |
| XVI | Mrs. Lane's Surprise |
| XVII | Gerald Leaves Portville |
| XVIII | A New Acquaintance |
| XIX | A Bold Robbery |
| XX | A Letter from Portville |
| XXI | A Mining Settlement in Montana |
| XXII | The Tables are Turned |
| XXIII | New Arrangements |
| XXIV | A New Home |
| XXV | A Perilous Ride |
| XXVI | Saul Gridley Seeks Revenge |
| XXVII | Saul Gridley's Unpleasant Surprise |
| XXVIII | A Trip on Horseback |
| XXIX | Nero |
| XXX | The Circus |
| XXXI | Ransom |
| XXXII | Imprisoned |
| XXXIII | Rescued |
| XXXIV | A Deed of Gift |
| XXXV | John Graves Reappears |
| XXXVI | Mrs. Lane's Discomfiture |
| XXXVII | Conclusion |
| CHAPTER. | PAGE. | |
| I. | —The Train for Chicago | 9 |
| II. | —A Leap from the Train | 17 |
| III. | —Paul Palmer at Home | 25 |
| IV. | —An Unwelcome Visitor | 33 |
| V. | —Paul to the Rescue | 41 |
| VI. | —Birds of a Feather | 48 |
| VII. | —A Rejected Suitor | 56 |
| VIII. | —The Struggling Artist | 64 |
| IX. | —The First Sitting | 72 |
| X. | —Miss Framley's Economy | 79 |
| XI. | —Paul Gets into Trouble | 87 |
| XII. | —Paul's Critical Position | 95 |
| XIII. | —Grace Dearborn at Home | 103 |
| XIV. | —The Artist's Secret | 111 |
| XV. | —A Fellow-Conspirator | 118 |
| XVI. | —An Unwelcome Appearance | 125 |
| XVII. | —Paul Defends His Mother | 131 |
| XVIII. | —Grace Dearborn's Party | 135 |
| XIX. | —The Artist's Recreation | 143 |
| XX. | —A Persevering Suitor | 150 |
| XXI. | —Miss Framley's Mortification | 158 |
| XXII. | —An Unexpected Change | 166 |
| XXIII. | —A Catastrophe | 170 |
| XXIV. | —The Train-Wrecker | 175 |
| XXV. | —Paul Changes His Business | 182 |
| XXVI. | —Mr. Bradford's Office | 190 |
| XXVII. | —Serving a Tyrant | 198 |
| XXVIII. | —Mr. Manson is Surprised | 206 |
| XXIX. | —The Book-keeper's Triumph | 211 |
| XXX. | —Paul is Promoted | 215 |
| XXXI. | —Paul and His Successor | 222 |
| XXXII. | —Jim Scott | 226 |
| XXXIII. | —Cheyenne | 230 |
| XXXIV. | —Major Ashton in a Quandary | 234 |
| XXXV. | —Wooing the Widow | 238 |
| XXXVI. | —Paul Sells the Mine | 246 |
| XXXVII. | —Diamond Cut Diamond | 253 |
| XXXVIII. | —A Scene at Omaha | 261 |
| XXXIX. | —A Thief Foiled | 265 |
| XL. | —The Lady's Secret | 269 |
| XLI. | —Major Ashton's Engagement | 273 |
| XLII. | —A Revelation | 276 |
| XLIII. | —Major Ashton at Bay | 284 |
| XLIV. | —Conclusion | 292 |
| CHAPTER. | PAGE | |
| I. | Anak, the Norwegian Giant | 7 |
| II. | Anak's Exploits | 15 |
| III. | The Wrath of Mr. Tarbox | 24 |
| IV. | Mr. Tarbox Invokes the Majesty of the Law | 32 |
| V. | Tarbox and the Constable go to the Circus | 41 |
| VI. | Tarbox is Defeated | 50 |
| VII. | The Evening Entertainment | 59 |
| VIII. | A Scheming Nephew | 68 |
| IX. | Two Boys on a Tramp | 77 |
| X. | Trapped | 85 |
| XI. | Dismay at the Home of Tarbox | 94 |
| XII. | The Canvas Man | 102 |
| XIII. | Catching a Thief | 110 |
| XIV. | Chestnutwood | 115 |
| XV. | A Compact | 120 |
| XVI. | The Canvas Man | 127 |
| XVII. | An Athletic Contest | 136 |
| XVIII. | The Canvas Man finds a Bonanza | 144 |
| XIX. | A Farce and a Tragedy | 153 |
| XX. | The Amateur Detectives | 162 |
| XXI. | Catching a Burglar | 171 |
| XXII. | Robert Rudd Leaves the Circus | 180 |
| XXIII. | What the Letter Contained | 188 |
| XXIV. | Robert Meets his Employer | 193 |
| XXV. | At Niagara Falls | 198 |
| XXVI. | A Victim of Treachery | 207 |
| XXVII. | Robert finds Himself in a Tight Place | 216 |
| XXVIII. | Robert Subdues a Horse | 225 |
| XXIX. | An Unpleasant Acquaintance | 234 |
| XXX. | The Tree of Refuge | 241 |
| XXXI. | Hercules—the Strong Man | 247 |
| XXXII. | Fitzgerald's Disappointment | 253 |
| XXXIII. | Fitzgerald Sees an Apparition | 262 |
| XXXIV. | The Mystery of Robert Rudd is Solved | 266 |
| Page. | |
| Little Floy; or, How a Miser was reclaimed | 1 |
| My Castle | 34 |
| Miss Henderson's Thanksgiving Day | 38 |
| Little Charlie | 53 |
| Bertha's Christmas Vision | 55 |
| Wide-Awake | 64 |
| The First Tree planted by an Ornamental Tree Society | 75 |
| The Royal Carpenter of Amsterdam | 77 |
| Our Gabrielle | 94 |
| The Veiled Mirror | 96 |
| Summer Hours | 115 |
| The Prize Painting | 118 |
| The Child of the Street | 152 |
| Lost and Found | 156 |
| Geraldine | 203 |
| The Christmas Gift | 205 |
| My Picture | 224 |
| Gottfried the Scholar | 227 |
| Innocence | 240 |
| Peter Plunkett's Adventure | 242 |
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Frank and Ben, | 5 |
| II. | Mr. Craven's Courtship, | 15 |
| III. | Unwelcome News, | 21 |
| IV. | Mr. Craven's Four-Legged Enemy, | 30 |
| V. | Mr. Craven's Return, | 40 |
| VI. | The Difficulty of Killing a Dog, | 50 |
| VII. | Miss O'Grady's Victory, | 59 |
| VIII. | Frank is Obstinate, | 69 |
| IX. | A Stranger Appears on the Scene, | 79 |
| X. | A Conspiracy Against Frank, | 84 |
| XI. | Trapped, | 96 |
| XII. | Two Boy Friends, | 105 |
| XIII. | Jonathan Tarbox, of Squashboro', | 114 |
| XIV. | The London Clerk, | 123 |
| XV. | Mr. Tarbox is Obstinate, | 133 |
| XVI. | An Adventure in London, | 142 |
| XVII. | Colonel Sharpley's Ruse, | 152 |
| XVIII. | Mr. Tarbox at the Paris Exposition, | 162 |
| XIX. | Frank Asserts his Rights, | 172 |
| XX. | Frank Leaves Paris, | 182 |
| XXI. | The Hotel Du Glacier, | 192 |
| XXII. | Over the Brink, | 202 |
| XXIII. | Giving the Alarm, | 208 |
| XXIV. | Sharpley Dissembles, | 212 |
| XXV. | A Useless Search, | 217 |
| XXVI. | Mr. Tarbox on the Trail, | 222 |
| XXVII. | Tarbox to the Rescue, | 232 |
| XXVIII. | Saved as by a Miracle, | 237 |
| XXIX. | Frank's Pedestrian Tour, | 242 |
| XXX. | New Friends, | 252 |
| XXXI. | How the News went Home, | 261 |
| XXXII. | Ben Brings Good News, | 269 |
| XXXIII. | Alpine Explorations of Mr. Tarbox, | 279 |
| XXXIV. | The Plow is a Success, | 287 |
| XXXV. | Mr. Craven Meets with Unexpected Difficulties, | 296 |
| XXXVI. | Sharpley's Return, | 306 |
| XXXVII. | Mrs. Craven's Fixed Idea, | 315 |
| XXXVIII. | Retribution, | 325 |
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Frank at Home | 1 |
| II. | Down at the Wreck | 9 |
| III. | Disagreeable News | 17 |
| IV. | The Hunt for a Missing Man | 25 |
| V. | Frank at the Store | 34 |
| VI. | The Rival Merchants | 42 |
| VII. | A Fourth of July Celebration | 50 |
| VIII. | Frank Looks for Work | 58 |
| IX. | Frank Meets a Book Agent | 67 |
| X. | Frank Goes to New York | 76 |
| XI. | Frank as an Agent | 86 |
| XII. | A Bright Beginning | 96 |
| XIII. | Frank on the Road | 108 |
| XIV. | A Boy Runaway | 118 |
| XV. | Caught in a Storm | 127 |
| XVI. | An Important Sale | 136 |
| XVII. | A Curious Happening | 145 |
| XVIII. | The Would-be Actor | 153 |
| XIX. | Giving an Autograph | 162 |
| XX. | Frank's Remarkable Find | 171 |
| XXI. | Gabe Flecker Shows His Hand | 180 |
| XXII. | The Rival Book Agent | 189 |
| XXIII. | News from Home | 197 |
| XXIV. | Lost in a Coal Mine | 205 |
| XXV. | Frank Meets Flecker Again | 214 |
| XXVI. | An Escape | 224 |
| XXVII. | At Home Once More | 232 |
| XXVIII. | Frank Starts for the South | 242 |
| XXIX. | A Scene on the Train | 249 |
| XXX. | Frank Meets His Brother Mark | 257 |
| XXXI. | A Clever Capture-Conclusion | 264 |