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The Young Bank Messenger, by Horatio Alger
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Title: The Young Bank Messenger
Author: Horatio Alger
Release Date: April 23, 2008 [EBook #25150]
Language: English
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THE
YOUNG BANK MESSENGER
BY
HORATIO ALGER, JR.
AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK SERIES," "NEW WORLD SERIES," ETC.
THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.,
PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.
COPYRIGHT, 1898, BY HENRY T. COATES & CO.
CONTENTS.
I. THE LONELY CABIN, 1
II. A DEATHBED REVELATION, 10
III. A SUCCESSFUL ROBBERY, 19
IV. ALONE IN THE WORLD, 27
V. THE TRAMP TURNS UP AGAIN, 36
VI. A CRITICAL SITUATION, 44
VII. ON THE ROAD, 53
VIII. THE QUAKER DETECTIVE, 61
IX. AN ARMED ESCORT, 71
X. THE ASTONISHED OUTLAW, 77
XI. UNDER WATCH AND WARD, 88
XII. THE OUTLAW'S ESCAPE, 97
XIII. THE OUTLAW'S MISTAKE, 106
XIV. ERNEST HAS AN ADVENTURE, 115
XV. A NEW ACQUAINTANCE, 124
XVI. THE OUTLAW'S HOME, 133
XVII. IN THE ROBBER'S CAVE, 142
XVIII. THE