Author of “Eric Train Boy” “Young Acrobat,” “Only an Irish Boy,” “Bound to Rise,” “The Young Outlaw,” “Driven from Home” etc.
CONTENTS HECTOR’S INHERITANCE. CHAPTER I. MR. ROSCOE RECEIVES TWO LETTERS CHAPTER II. RESENTING AN INSULT CHAPTER III. HECTOR LEARNS A SECRET CHAPTER IV. A SKIRMISH CHAPTER V. PREPARING TO LEAVE HOME CHAPTER VI. SMITH INSTITUTE CHAPTER VII. THE TYRANT OF THE PLAYGROUND CHAPTER XIII. IN THE SCHOOLROOM CHAPTER IX. THE CLASS IN VIRGIL CHAPTER X. DINNER AT SMITH INSTITUTE CHAPTER XI. HECTOR RECEIVES A SUMMONS CHAPTER XII. THE IMPENDING CONFLICT CHAPTER XIII. WHO SHALL BE VICTOR? CHAPTER XIV. SOCRATES CALLS HECTOR TO ACCOUNT CHAPTER XV. THE USHER CONFIDES IN HECTOR CHAPTER XVI. TOSSED IN A BLANKET CHAPTER XVII. JIM SMITH’S REVENGE CHAPTER XVIII. THE MISSING WALLET IS FOUND CHAPTER XIX. A DRAMATIC SCENE CHAPTER XX. HECTOR GAINS A VICTORY CHAPTER XXI. THE USHER IS DISCHARGED CHAPTER XXII. THE WELCOME LETTER CHAPTER XXIII. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE USHER CHAPTER XXIV. THE YOUNG DETECTIVES CHAPTER XXV. SMITH INSTITUTE GROWS UNPOPULAR CHAPTER XXVI. HECTOR’S ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK CHAPTER XXVII. LARRY DEANE CHAPTER XXVIII. TWO MORE ACQUAINTANCES CHAPTER XXIX. JIM SMITH EFFECTS A LOAN CHAPTER XXX. A BRAVE DEED CHAPTER XXXI. AN IMPORTANT LETTER CHAPTER XXXII. A WAYWARD YOUTH CHAPTER XXXIII. MR. ROSCOE MAKES A DISCOVERY CHAPTER XXXIV. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER XXXV. THE PRODIGAL CHAPTER XXXVI. HOW HECTOR SUCCEEDED IN SACRAMENTO CHAPTER XXXVII. A NARROW ESCAPE CHAPTER XXXVIII. CONCLUSION
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HECTOR’S INHERITANCE. CHAPTER I. MR. ROSCOE RECEIVES TWO LETTERS CHAPTER II. RESENTING AN INSULT CHAPTER III. HECTOR LEARNS A SECRET CHAPTER IV. A SKIRMISH CHAPTER V. PREPARING TO LEAVE HOME CHAPTER VI. SMITH INSTITUTE CHAPTER VII. THE TYRANT OF THE PLAYGROUND CHAPTER XIII. IN THE SCHOOLROOM CHAPTER IX. THE CLASS IN VIRGIL CHAPTER X. DINNER AT SMITH INSTITUTE CHAPTER XI. HECTOR RECEIVES A SUMMONS CHAPTER XII. THE IMPENDING CONFLICT CHAPTER XIII. WHO SHALL BE VICTOR? CHAPTER XIV. SOCRATES CALLS HECTOR TO ACCOUNT CHAPTER XV. THE USHER CONFIDES IN HECTOR CHAPTER XVI. TOSSED IN A BLANKET CHAPTER XVII. JIM SMITH’S REVENGE CHAPTER XVIII. THE MISSING WALLET IS FOUND CHAPTER XIX. A DRAMATIC SCENE CHAPTER XX. HECTOR GAINS A VICTORY CHAPTER XXI. THE USHER IS DISCHARGED CHAPTER XXII. THE WELCOME LETTER CHAPTER XXIII. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE USHER CHAPTER XXIV. THE YOUNG DETECTIVES CHAPTER XXV. SMITH INSTITUTE GROWS UNPOPULAR CHAPTER XXVI. HECTOR’S ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK CHAPTER XXVII. LARRY DEANE CHAPTER XXVIII. TWO MORE ACQUAINTANCES CHAPTER XXIX. JIM SMITH EFFECTS A LOAN CHAPTER XXX. A BRAVE DEED CHAPTER XXXI. AN IMPORTANT LETTER CHAPTER XXXII. A WAYWARD YOUTH CHAPTER XXXIII. MR. ROSCOE MAKES A DISCOVERY CHAPTER XXXIV. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER XXXV. THE PRODIGAL CHAPTER XXXVI. HOW HECTOR SUCCEEDED IN SACRAMENTO CHAPTER XXXVII. A NARROW ESCAPE CHAPTER XXXVIII. CONCLUSION