IN A NEW WORLD

AMONG THE GOLD-FIELDS OF AUSTRALIA

By Horatio Alger, Jr.

1893



CONTENTS

IN A NEW WORLD.
CHAPTER I. OLD FRIENDS IN MELBOURNE.
CHAPTER II. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.
CHAPTER III. FLETCHER ACTS SUSPICIOUSLY.
CHAPTER IV. A TIMELY RESCUE.
CHAPTER V. STARTING FOR THE MINES.
CHAPTER VI. A NIGHT INCIDENT.
CHAPTER VII. PARTING COMPANY.
CHAPTER VIII. A VICTIM OF TREACHERY.
CHAPTER IX. A DISAGREEABLE SURPRISE.
CHAPTER X. FLETCHER TURNS UP AGAIN.
CHAPTER XI. TAKEN CAPTIVE.
CHAPTER XII. THE HOME OF THE BUSHRANGERS.
CHAPTER XIII. A TRIAL AND ITS TRAGIC FINALE.
CHAPTER XIV. ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN.
CHAPTER XV. LOST IN THE WOODS.
CHAPTER XVI. THE SHEPHERD'S HUT.
CHAPTER XVII. A WELCOME IN THE WILDS.
CHAPTER XVIII. A DANGEROUS ACQUAINTANCE.
CHAPTER XIX. A RUFFIAN FOILED.
CHAPTER XX. THE BOYS ARRIVE AT BENDIGO.
CHAPTER XXI. BUYING A CLAIM.
CHAPTER XXII. STRIKING LUCK.
CHAPTER XXIII. RAISING THE NUGGET.
CHAPTER XXIV. THE NUGGET IN DANGER.
CHAPTER XXV. THE MIDNIGHT ROBBERY.
CHAPTER XXVI. A THIEF'S EMBARRASSMENT.
CHAPTER XXVII. BAFFLED CUPIDITY.
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE NUGGET IN SAFETY.
CHAPTER XXIX. SELLING THE CLAIM.
CHAPTER XXX. THE TWO CONSPIRATORS.
CHAPTER XXXI. TAKEN CAPTIVE.
CHAPTER XXXII. OBED IN A TIGHT PLACE.
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE TABLES ARE TURNED.
CHAPTER XXXIV. FAREWELL TO MELBOURNE.
CHAPTER XXXV. SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES.
CHAPTER XXXVI. A HEART-BROKEN RELATIVE.
CHAPTER XXXVII. HOME AGAIN.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE BOYS SECURE POSITIONS.
CHAPTER XXXIX. CONCLUSION.





THE YOUNG ADVENTURER

TOM'S TRIP ACROSS THE PLAINS

By Horatio Alger, Jr.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I   MARK NELSON'S FAMILY 3
II   TOM FINDS A WALLET 10
III   TOM ASKS A LOAN 17
IV   TOM ASKS LEAVE OF ABSENCE 25
V   TOM RAISES THE MONEY 33
VI   TOM ARRIVES IN PITTSBURG 42
VII   THE PITTSBURG HOUSE 51
VIII   GRAHAM IN HIS TRUE COLORS 59
IX   THE "RIVER BELLE" 68
X   ON THE STEAMER 76
XI   THE FIRST DAY ON THE RIVER 85
XII   NO. 61 AND NO. 62 94
XIII   GRAHAM'S DISAPPOINTMENT 104
XIV   COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING 113
XV   THE ALLEGHANY HOUSE 117
XVI   THE EVENTS OF A MORNING 122
XVII   TOM'S ARREST 131
XVIII   TOM GETS OUT OF HIS DIFFICULTY 140
XIX   A MISSOURI TAVERN 149
XX   ST. JOE 158
XXI   HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME 167
XXII   THE YOUNG MAN FROM BOSTON 175
XXIII   MR. PEABODY'S TROUBLES 184
XXIV   A SAD SIGHT 192
XXV   A NIGHT PANIC 201
XXVI   MR. PEABODY IS WORSTED 209
XXVII   THE LOST HORSE 217
XXVIII   INDIAN CASUISTRY 221
XXIX   A RACE FOR LIFE 230
XXX   TOM BECOMES AN INDIAN 234
XXXI   TOM GIVES A MAGICAL SOIREE 240
XXXII   TOM'S ESCAPE 247





WAIT AND HOPE

or A Plucky Boy's Luck

by Horatio Alger, Jr.



CONTENTS

Chapter I Ben and His Aunt
Chapter II Three Situations
Chapter III At Lovell's Grounds
Chapter IV The Boys' Race
Chapter V Ben Wins Again
Chapter VI Mr. Dobson's Visit
Chapter VII Ben Gets Employment
Chapter VIII Deacon Sawyer's Liberality
Chapter IX Mr. Manning's Proposal
Chapter X Ben's Journey
Chapter XI In New York
Chapter XII An Adventure
Chapter XIII A Curious Old Lady
Chapter XIV Prof. Crane, The Phrenologist
Chapter XV An Old Convert to Phrenology
Chapter XVI Ben's Loss
Chapter XVII The Strange Captor
Chapter XVIII The Envelope
Chapter XIX The Prize for Scholarship
Chapter XX Before the Battle
Chapter XXI Ben Wins at School
Chapter XXII Sam's Revenge
Chapter XXIII The Decoy Letter
Chapter XXIV Ben Arrives in Boston
Chapter XXV Sam Gives Himself Away
Chapter XXVI Ben Finds a Boarding-Place
Chapter XXVII Sam Attempts Strategy
Chapter XXVIII Sam Praises Ben
Chapter XXIX The Cunard Steamer
Chapter XXX Sam Is Improved By Adversity
Chapter XXXI Clouds in the Sky
Chapter XXXII The Blow Falls
Chapter XXXIII Ben Receives a Commission
Chapter XXXIV Solomon Brief
Chapter XXXV John Tremlett
Chapter XXXVI A Surprising Discovery
Chapter XXXVII The Dead Alive
Chapter XXXVIII Conclusion





MARK MASON'S VICTORY

THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF A TELEGRAPH BOY

By Horatio Alger, Jr.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER   PAGE
I Two Strangers from Syracuse 1
II Where Mark Lived 10
III An Unexpected Call 17
IV A Night at Daly's 25
V Mark as a Hero 34
VI "The Evening Globe" 42
VII The Great Mr. Bunsby 50
VIII A Scene in Mrs. Mack's Room 57
IX An Adventure in a Fifth Avenue Stage 65
X An Important Commission 74
XI Mr. Hamilton Schuyler is Astonished 78
XII Mr. Schuyler has a Bad Time 90
XIII Mark Starts on a Journey 99
XIV The Telltale Memorandum 108
XV A Railroad Incident 116
XVI Mark as a Detective 124
XVII Mark Makes a Call on Euclid Avenue 132
XVIII A Midnight Visit 140
XIX At Niagara Falls 149
XX A Newspaper Paragraph 157
XXI Mark Returns Home 165
XXII A Crafty Schemer 178
XXIII Mark's Good Luck 182
XXIV The Two Sisters Meet 190
XXV Maud Gilbert's Party 199
XXVI An Important Commission 207
XXVII Last Instructions 215
XXVIII Mark at Omaha 219
XXIX Nahum Sprague and his Orphan Ward 223
XXX A Circus in Mr. Sprague's Yard 229
XXXI Philip Finds a Friend 239
XXXII Nahum Sprague's Surprise 247
XXXIII A Change for Philip 255
XXXIV On the Way Home 264
XXXV Edgar Gets into Trouble 272
XXXVI At the Fifth Avenue Hotel 281
XXXVII Solon Talbot's Plans 290
XXXVIII The Mining Stock is Sold 299
XXXIX Conclusion 302





BERNARD BROOKS’ ADVENTURES

The Experience of a Plucky Boy

By Horatio Alger, Jr.

CONTENTS

BERNARD BROOKS’ ADVENTURES
CHAPTER I BERNARD BROOKS
CHAPTER II BERNARD’S BOLDNESS
CHAPTER III BROUGHT TO BAY
CHAPTER IV A ROAD SIDE ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER V MR. PENROSE’S SECRET
CHAPTER VI BERNARD’S DANGER
CHAPTER VII AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION
CHAPTER VIII THE CONSPIRATORS ARE FOILED
CHAPTER IX ON THE HUDSON RIVER BOAT
CHAPTER X HATCH, DETECTIVE
CHAPTER XI MR. SNOWDON LOSES HIS PUPIL
CHAPTER XII BERNARD MEETS A FRIEND OF HIS FATHER
CHAPTER XIII PROFESSOR PUFFER
CHAPTER XIV SOME OF THE PASSENGERS
CHAPTER XV JACK STAPLES
CHAPTER XVI A SCRAP OF PAPER
CHAPTER XVII BERNARD’S PERIL
CHAPTER XVIII THE EVENTS OF A NIGHT
CHAPTER XIX PROFESSOR PUFFERS DISCOMFITURE
CHAPTER XX A LOST CLUE
CHAPTER XXI A DAY IN LONDON
CHAPTER XXII DICK THE BOOTBLACK
CHAPTER XXIII AN APARTMENT AT MORLEY’S HOTEL.
CHAPTER XXIV PROFESSOR PUFFER FROM HIS OWN POINT OF VIEW
CHAPTER XXV BERNARD’S GOOD FORTUNE
CHAPTER XXVI PROFESSOR PUFFER ONCE MORE
CHAPTER XXVII A CITIZEN OF NEBRASKA
CHAPTER XXVIII ITALY SEEN THROUGH AMERICAN SPECTACLES
CHAPTER XXIX CAPTURED BY BANDITTI
CHAPTER XXX IN A TRAP
CHAPTER XXXI WALTER CUNNINGHAM’S MISSION
CHAPTER XXXII SUSPENSE
CHAPTER XXXIII RESCUED
CHAPTER XXXIV NAT BARCLAY’S LETTER
CHAPTER XXXV PROFESSOR PUFFER’S DECLINE AND FALL
CHAPTER XXXVI PROFESSOR PUFFER BECOMES AN ALLY.
CHAPTER XXXVII A BAD DAY FOR MR. MCCRACKEN
CHAPTER XXXVIII CONCLUSION