A DEBT OF HONOR

THE STORY OF GERALD LANE'S SUCCESS IN THE FAR WEST

By Horatio Alger, Jr.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Cabin in the Foothills 1
II. A Debt of Honor 15
III. Bradley Wentworth 22
IV. Comparing Notes 27
V. A Compact 34
VI. A Startling Discovery 42
VII. Tracking the Thief 50
VIII. Foiling a Thief 58
IX. Alone in the World 66
X. An Unexpected Visitor 75
XI. Jake Amsden Makes an Early Call, and Has a Warm Reception 84
XII. An International Combat 93
XIII. A Victim of Injustice 101
XIV. Jake Amsden Turns Over a New Leaf 109
XV. Bradley Wentworth's Morning Mail 116
XVI. A Letter from Jake Amsden 124
XVII. The Backwoods Hotel 132
XVIII. The Peters Family 140
XIX. Science Versus Strength 148
XX. Hitting the Bull's-Eye 156
XXI. On the Steamer Rock Island 165
XXII. Bradley Wentworth Tries to Make Mischief 173
XXIII. Mr. Standish Receives a Commission 182
XXIV. A False Alarm 191
XXV. Gerald has an Unpleasant Adventure 199
XXVI. Tip and his Tricks 207
XXVII. Mr. Standish States his Business 212
XXVIII. Mr. Standish Gains a Barren Victory 216
XXIX. Gerald is Released 224
XXX. Tidings of the Fugitive 233
XXXI. The Young Runaways 238
XXXII. Arthur Grigson's Treachery 242
XXXIII. Interviewing a Burglar 250
XXXIV. A Strange Meeting 258
XXXV. Thomas Hastings 267
XXXVI. Old Acquaintances 275
XXXVII. A Letter from Gulchville 283
XXXVIII. Gerald Sells his Patrimony 288
XXXIX. Conclusion 293





A BOY'S FORTUNE

OR THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF BEN BAKER

By Horatio Alger, Jr.



CONTENTS

CHAPTER   PAGE
I. Oliver Hitchcock's Lunch-Room,  1
II. A Lodging in St. Mark's Place,  10
III. The Merchant's Secret,  19
IV. The Mock Philanthropist,  28
V. A Young Dude,  37
VI. Ben Gets Into Trouble,  45
VII. A Strange Adventure,  54
VIII. An Unexpected Meeting,  67
IX. Clarence is Puzzled,  72
X. At the Office of Mr. Codicil,  81
XI. The Home of Poverty,  90
XII. A Surprising Announcement,  99
XIII. A Farewell Call,  108
XIV. What Ben's Friends Thought,  117
XV. Filippo Novarro,  126
XVI. On Board the Parthia,  134
XVII. The Beauforts in Trouble,  143
XVIII. Mrs. Flanagan is Driven From the Field,  152
XIX. Brighter Prospects,  162
XX. The New Home,  171
XXI. The Collapse of an Elderly Dude,  181
XXII. The Romance of a Rose,  190
XXIII. On the Borders of the Lake of Geneva,  200
XXIV. The Maison de Fous,  208
XXV. In a Trap,  218
XXVI. Introduces Two Celebrities,  227
XXVII. A Midnight Escape,  236
XXVIII. Ben's Flight,  245
XXIX. Ben is Missed,  249
XXX. M. Bourdon's Little Scheme,  254
XXXI. A Wanderer in France,  262
XXXII. A Strange Meeting,  267
XXXIII. An Astounding Discovery,  271
XXXIV. Rose Makes an Enemy,  279
XXXV. A Woman's Jealousy,  287
XXXVI. Rose Comes Into a Fortune,  296
XXXVII. Ben Meets His Cousin,  305
XXXVIII. M. Bourdon Has a Bad Quarter of an Hour,  310
XXXIX. Ben and His Uncle,  314
XL. Conclusion,  319





THE BACKWOODS BOY

OR THE BOYHOOD AND MANHOOD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Horatio Alger Jr.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER   PAGE
I. —The Log-Cabin, 9
II. —The New Mother, 17
III. —Abe and his Family, 26
IV. —Abe's Schooling, 34
V. —Abe and his Neighbors, 43
VI. —A River Trip, 51
VII. —Lincoln as a Clerk, 60
VIII. —In the Black Hawk Campaign, 69
IX. —In the Legislature, 78
X. —A Case in Court, 87
XI. —Mr. Lincoln forms two Partnerships, 96
XII. —The Lawyer in his Office and at Home, 105
XIII. —The Rail-Splitter enters Congress, 113
XIV. —The First Speech in Congress, 121
XV. —Mr. Lincoln's Family, 136
XVI. —The Senatorial Campaign, 147
XVII. —The Two Giants, 155
XVIII. —Illinois declares for the Rail-Splitter, 164
XIX. —Nominated for President, 173
XX. —Farewell to Springfield, 183
XXI. —A Visit to Mr. Lincoln, 191
XXII. —The Inauguration, 198
XXIII. —The War Begins, 208
XXIV. —Mr. Lincoln in the White House, 217
XXV. —Mr. Lincoln and the little Boy—A Group of Incidents, 225
XXVI. —Mr. Lincoln's Humanity, 237
XXVII. —Anecdotes of Mr. Lincoln, 246
XXVIII. —President Lincoln as a Religious Man, 256
XXIX. —Emancipating the Slaves, 264
XXX. —Elected for a Second Term, 269
XXXI. —The Speech at Gettysburg, 237
XXXII. —The Curtain Falls, 277
XXXIII. —Mr. Herndon's Estimate of Mr. Lincoln, 285
XXXIV. —Mr. Lincoln's Favorite Poem, 299





ANDY GORDON

OR THE FORTUNES OF A YOUNG JANITOR

By Horatio Alger Jr.

CONTENTS

I. THE YOUNG JANITOR.
II. HERBERT CONSIDERS HIMSELF INSULTED.
III. DR. EUCLID RECEIVES A CALL.
IV. TROUBLE PREPARING FOR ANDY.
V. A MESSENGER OF BAD TIDINGS.
VI. A LAWYER'S VISIT.
VII. THE LOST RECEIPT.
VIII. MR. STARR'S INVOLUNTARY RIDE.
IX. A GIFT FROM THE DEAD.
X. THE FATE OF A BULLY.
XI. ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY.
XII. MIKE HOGAN.
XIII. ANDY ON GUARD.
XIV. ANDY IS BESIEGED.
XV. AN EXCITING SCENE.
XVI. EXCITEMENT IN THE VILLAGE.
XVII. PREPARING FOR A JOURNEY.
XVIII. THE RIDE TO CRANSTON.
XIX. FOILING A HIGHWAYMAN.
XX. PERKINS, THE DETECTIVE.
XXI. MIKE HOGAN'S CAPTURE.
XXII. AN IMPORTANT PROPOSAL.
XXIII. ANDY'S RESOLVE.
XXIV. ANDY'S TRIUMPH OVER MR. STARR.
XXV. MR. STARR'S CRUSHING DEFEAT.
XXVI. ANDY'S NEW NAME.
XXVII. ANDY MEETS HIS PREDECESSOR.
XXVIII. ANDY ARRIVES IN CATO.
XXIX. SIMON DODGE.
XXX. MR. JEREMIAH BRACKETT.
XXXI. ANDY IS ENGAGED.
XXXII. TOMMY'S INNOCENT TRICK.
XXXIII. MR. DODGE'S MYSTERIOUS JOURNEY.
XXXIV. WHAT MR. DODGE DID IN JEFFERSON.
XXXV. TOMMY'S PRANKS.
XXXVI. MR. BRACKETT'S DIPLOMACY.
XXXVII. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE TURNS UP.
XXXVIII. A WICKED COMPACT.
XXXIX. A CUNNING PLOT.
XL. THE BRACKETTS ARE CHECKMATED.
XLI. ANDY'S SECRET IS DISCOVERED.
XLII. HOW THE TABLES WERE TURNED.
XLIII. BAD REPORTS ABOUT ANDY.
XLIV. CONCLUSION.





BOB BURTON;

OR, THE YOUNG RANCHMAN OF THE MISSOURI

By Horatio Alger, Jr.,

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I.   MR. BURTON'S RANCH, 5
II.   AARON WOLVERTON, 15
III.   A LITTLE RETROSPECT, 23
IV.   THE SUDDEN SUMMONS, 33
V.   WOLVERTON'S FIRST MOVE, 42
VI.   THE LOST RECEIPT, 51
VII.   WOLVERTON'S ADVENTURE WITH CLIP, 60
VIII.   WOLVERTON'S DISMAY, 69
IX.   SAM'S GIFT, 77
X.   SAM IN A TIGHT PLACE, 85
XI.   AN ANGRY CONFERENCE, 94
XII.   WOLVERTON'S WATERLOO, 104
XIII.   WHAT BOB FOUND IN THE CREEK, 111
XIV.   THE BOAT AND ITS OWNER, 120
XV.   BOB BUYS THE FERRY-BOAT, 128
XVI.   WOLVERTON'S BAFFLED SCHEME, 137
XVII.   WOLVERTON'S POOR TENANT, 146
XVIII.   WOLVERTON'S WICKED PLAN, 154
XIX.   MR. WOLVERTON MEETS TWO CONGENIAL SPIRITS, 163
XX.   AN UNEXPECTED PASSENGER, 172
XX.   AN UNEXPECTED PASSENGER, 172
XXI.   HOW WOLVERTON WAS FOOLED, 180
XXII.   THE FIRST DAY, 189
XXIII.   A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER, 198
XXIV.   CLIP MAKES A LITTLE MONEY FOR HIMSELF, 207
XXV.   CLIP'S SECRET MISSION, 215
XXVI.   WAS IT THE CAT? 224
XXVII.   THE PASSENGER DISCOVERED, 233
XXVIII.   SAM FINDS A RELATION, 243
XXIX.   ROCKY CREEK LANDING, 251
XXX.   AN UNLUCKY EVENING, 261
XXXI.   HOW CLIP WAS CAPTURED, 269
XXXII.   THE BOYS IMPRISONED, 277
XXXIII.   A LUCKY ESCAPE, 289
XXXIV.   MR. WOLVERTON'S LETTER, 297
XXXV.   BOB'S ARRIVAL IN ST. LOUIS, 303
XXXVI.   A THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD, 308
XXXVII.   BROWN AND MINTON WALK INTO A TRAP, 312
XXXVIII.   WHAT BOB BROUGHT HOME, 318
XXXIX.   CONCLUSION, 324