CONTENTSPREFACECHAPTER I -- A REVELATIONCHAPTER II -- MRS. FOWLER’S STORYCHAPTER III -- LEFT ALONECHAPTER IV -- THE TOWN AUTOCRATCHAPTER V -- A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDINGCHAPTER VI -- FRANK GETS A PLACECHAPTER VII -- THE CASH BOY HAS AN ADVENTURECHAPTER VIII -- AN UNEXPECTED ENGAGEMENTCHAPTER IX -- THE HOUSEKEEPER’S NEPHEWCHAPTER X -- THE HOUSEKEEPER SCHEMINGCHAPTER XI -- JOHN WADECHAPTER XII -- A FALSE FRIENDCHAPTER XIII -- THE SPIDER AND THE FLYCHAPTER XIV -- SPRINGING THE TRAPCHAPTER XV -- FROM BAD TO WORSECHAPTER XVI -- AN ACCOMPLICE FOUNDCHAPTER XVII -- FRANK AND HIS JAILERCHAPTER XVIII -- “OVER THE HILL TO THE POORHOUSE”CHAPTER XIX -- WHAT FRANK HEARD THROUGH THE CREVICECHAPTER XX -- THE ESCAPECHAPTER XXI -- JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENTCHAPTER XXII -- CONCLUSION
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I -- A REVELATION
CHAPTER II -- MRS. FOWLER’S STORY
CHAPTER III -- LEFT ALONE
CHAPTER IV -- THE TOWN AUTOCRAT
CHAPTER V -- A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING
CHAPTER VI -- FRANK GETS A PLACE
CHAPTER VII -- THE CASH BOY HAS AN ADVENTURE
CHAPTER VIII -- AN UNEXPECTED ENGAGEMENT
CHAPTER IX -- THE HOUSEKEEPER’S NEPHEW
CHAPTER X -- THE HOUSEKEEPER SCHEMING
CHAPTER XI -- JOHN WADE
CHAPTER XII -- A FALSE FRIEND
CHAPTER XIII -- THE SPIDER AND THE FLY
CHAPTER XIV -- SPRINGING THE TRAP
CHAPTER XV -- FROM BAD TO WORSE
CHAPTER XVI -- AN ACCOMPLICE FOUND
CHAPTER XVII -- FRANK AND HIS JAILER
CHAPTER XVIII -- “OVER THE HILL TO THE POORHOUSE”
CHAPTER XIX -- WHAT FRANK HEARD THROUGH THE CREVICE
CHAPTER XX -- THE ESCAPE
CHAPTER XXI -- JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT
CHAPTER XXII -- CONCLUSION