The Telegraph Messenger Boy; Or, The Straight Road to Success

THE TELEGRAPH

MESSENGER BOY

OR

THE STRAIGHT ROAD TO SUCCESS

BY

EDWARD S. ELLIS

AUTHOR OF “DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI,” “LIFE OF KIT

CARSON,” “LOST IN THE WILDS,” “RED

PLUME,” ETC.


CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY

NEW YORK, N. Y.


Copyright, 1889, by

N. L. MUNRO

Copyright, 1904, by

THE MERSHON COMPANY


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.   On a Log   1
II.   The Collision   8
III.   The Office Boy   16
IV.   A Message in the Night   22
V.   In Storm and Darkness   29
VI.   “Tell Mother I Am All Right”   36
VII.   A Thrilling Voyage   43
VIII.   The Cipher Telegram   50
IX.   The Translation   57
X.   Farmer Jones   64
XI.   The Value of Courtesy   71
XII.   A Call   78
XIII.   At the Grandin Mansion   85
XIV.   The Conspiracy   93
XV.   An Affray at Night   99
XVI.   The Third Telegram   106
XVII.   Decidedly Mixed   113
XVIII.   Between Two Fires   120
XIX.   Baffled!   127
XX.   Watching and Waiting   134
XXI.   “Lay Low!”   141
XXII.   The Battle of Life   148
XXIII.   Face to Face   155
XXIV.   Startling Discoveries   160
XXV.   In the Nick of Time   169
XXVI.   Conclusion   176

The Telegraph Messenger Boy


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