By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. PAGE The Mountain-Cabin 13 CHAPTER II. The Missing Chinaman 23 CHAPTER III. Two Gentlemen of the Road 30 CHAPTER IV. Ki Sing in the Hands of the Enemy 38 CHAPTER V. Further Adventures of Bill Mosely 46 CHAPTER VI. An Unequal Contest 54 CHAPTER VII. Tied to a Tree 62 CHAPTER VIII. Turning the Tables 70 CHAPTER IX. Bradley's Signal Victory 78 CHAPTER X. "The Best of Friends must Part" 87 CHAPTER XI. Plans for Departure 95 CHAPTER XII. The Profits of Mining 100 CHAPTER XIII. Ki Sing's Ride 104 CHAPTER XIV. Golden Gulch Hotel 113 CHAPTER XV. Bill Mosely Reappears 122 CHAPTER XVI. A Travesty of Justice 131 CHAPTER XVII. Lynch Law 139 CHAPTER XVIII. After the Execution 147 CHAPTER XIX. Ben wins Laurels as a Singer 151 CHAPTER XX. A Little Retrospect 158 CHAPTER XXI. Mr. Campbell Receives Tidings of his Ward 165 CHAPTER XXII. A Morning Call 174 CHAPTER XXIII. A Secret Conference 183 CHAPTER XXIV. Miss Douglas Receives a Message 188 CHAPTER XXV. Walking into a Trap 195 CHAPTER XXVI. A Hard-hearted Jailer 201 CHAPTER XXVII. A Star in the Cloud 210 CHAPTER XXVIII. Jones Checkmates Orton Campbell 219 CHAPTER XXIX. A Wedding Reception 229 CHAPTER XXX. The Nugget 237 CHAPTER XXXI. Job Stanton's Mistake 246 CHAPTER XXXII. The House is Mortgaged 255 CHAPTER XXXIII. The Blow about to Fall 260 CHAPTER XXXIV. Conclusion 265

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RUFUS AND ROSE;

OR, THE FORTUNES OF ROUGH AND READY.