OR, AFLOAT IN NEW YORK By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Introducing the Hero , 1 II. A Quarrel over a Dollar , 9 III. Sam Pepper's Resort , 17 IV. Down at the Ferry , 25 V. Nelson Speaks His Mind , 35 VI. A Book Agent's Trials , 43 VII. A Harsh Alternative , 55 VIII. The Combination of the Safe , 63 IX. A Pair Well Matched , 69 X. Gertrude Leaves Her Home , 77 XI. Afloat in New York , 85 XII. Nelson Recovers Some Money , 94 XIII. A Question of Business , 102 XIV. Bulson Receives a Setback , 111 XV. Buying Out a News Stand , 119 XVI. Nelson and Pepper Part , 127 XVII. A Bold Move , 134 XVIII. In the Hands of the Enemy , 140 XIX. Nelson to the Rescue , 147 XX. The Home in the Tenement , 155 XXI. Nelson Makes a Present , 162 XXII. A Disappointment , 170 XXIII. An Unsuccessful Quest , 176 XXIV. A Decoy Letter , 183 XXV. Mark Horton Relents , 190 XXVI. Nelson on Shipboard , 198 XXVII. Down the Jersey Coast , 206 XXVIII. Gertrude Has an Adventure , 215 XXIX. A Surprise on the Road , 224 XXX. Comparing Notes , 233 XXXI. Bulson Grows Desperate , 240 XXXII. Somebody Waits in Vain , 248 XXXIII. Questions of Importance , 257 XXXIV. Father and Son--Conclusion , 266

---

RALPH RAYMOND'S HEIR