By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS CHAPTER I WALTER SHERWOOD'S LETTER CHAPTER II DR. MACK GETS SOME INFORMATION CHAPTER III A COLLEGE BANQUET CHAPTER IV THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST CHAPTER V WALTER TAKES MATTERS PHILOSOPHICALLY CHAPTER VI TRUE FRIEND AND FALSE CHAPTER VII WALTER'S EXPERIMENT BEGINS CHAPTER VIII WALTER BUYS A WATCH CHAPTER IX AN INGENIOUS SCHEME CHAPTER X AT THE INDIANA HOUSE CHAPTER XI THE MAN FROM DAKOTA CHAPTER XII IN SEARCH OF EMPLOYMENT CHAPTER XIII A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT CHAPTER XIV AN EXCITING ENCOUNTER CHAPTER XV THE EXCITEMENT DEEPENS CHAPTER XVI WALTER GOES INTO A NEW BUSINESS CHAPTER XVII WALTER'S VISITORS CHAPTER XVIII WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT CHAPTER XIX WALTER MEETS PROFESSOR ROBINSON CHAPTER XX ON THE ROAD CHAPTER XXI MISS LONGWOOD'S PARTY CHAPTER XXII AN ADVENTURE CHAPTER XXIII WALTER AND THE HIGHWAYMAN CHAPTER XXIV AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER THE REVOLVER CHAPTER XXV DICK RANNEY'S SCHEME CHAPTER XXVI THE EVENTS OF A NIGHT CHAPTER XXVII WALTER BECOMES A CAPITALIST CHAPTER XXVIII WALTER GOES OUT OF BUSINESS CHAPTER XXIX WALTER BUYS A HORSE CHAPTER XXX WALTER FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE CHAPTER XXXI IN THE LOCKUP CHAPTER XXXII AN AWFUL MOMENT CHAPTER XXXIII WALTER SAVES ANOTHER'S LIFE CHAPTER XXXIV A TERRIBLE ORDEAL CHAPTER XXXV THE EMPTY JAIL CHAPTER XXXVI COLONEL RICHARD OWEN CHAPTER XXXVII WALTER IS VINDICATED CHAPTER XXXVIII AN OPENING AT SHELBY CHAPTER XXXIX THE NEW MASTER CHAPTER XL. BEN IS SUBDUED CHAPTER XLI CONCLUSION

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