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Author of “The Ragged Dick Series,” “Tattered Tom Series,” “Luck and Pluck Series,” “Pacific Series,” etc., etc.
I. GRANT AND HIS MOTHER, 1 II. RODNEY BARTLETT, 10 III. A TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY, 20 IV. GRANT SAVES THE TRAIN, 29 V. GRANT ORDERS A NEW SUIT, 38 VI. SETH TARBOX MAKES A DISCOVERY, 47 VII. GRANT MAKES UP HIS MIND, 57 VIII. ALL IS SETTLED, 66 IX. THE LONG JOURNEY BEGINS, 76 X. MR. SILVERTHORN’S TREACHERY, 86 XI. AN INDIAN ENCOUNTER, 96 XII. IN DIRE DISTRESS, 105 XIII. THE SOLITARY CABIN, 114 XIV. THE NEW ACQUAINTANCE, 123 XV. ARRIVAL AT SACRAMENTO, 132 XVI. GRANT GETS A JOB, 137 XVII. AN UNPLEASANT ADVENTURE, 142 XVIII. A TRUE FRIEND, 149 XIX. GRANT FALLS UNDER SUSPICION, 158 XX. BENTON IS TRAPPED, 168 XXI. ALBERT BENTON IS UNMASKED, 176 XXII. PULLING UP STAKES, 188 XXIII. THE FIRST DAY AT THE MINES, 197 XXIV. GRANT HAS AN ADVENTURE, 205 XXV. ANOTHER LONELY CABIN, 211 XXVI. NAHUM STOCKTON, 219 XXVII. PAUL CRAMBO, 226 XXVIII. THE BEGINNING OF SUCCESS, 236 XXIX. BENTON HAS A PLAN, 246 XXX. BENTON LAYS HIS PLANS, 256 XXXI. BENTON OPENS THE TRUNK, 262 XXXII. A LETTER FROM MR. CROSMONT, 272 XXXIII. ON TO THE GOLDEN GATE, 277 XXXIV. A STARTLING INCIDENT, 283 XXXV. A TRAGEDY, 293 XXXVI. THE TARBOX FAMILY, 303 XXXVII. MRS. BARTLETT’S LITTLE SCHEME 314 XXXVIII. FINDING THE PRODIGAL, 322 XXXIX. GRANT HEARS FROM HOME, 332 XL. CONCLUSIONS, 340