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

BOB BURTON;

OR,

THE YOUNG RANCHMAN OF THE
MISSOURI.

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