CONTENTS.CHAPTERPAGEI.The Cabin in the Foothills1II.A Debt of Honor15III.Bradley Wentworth22IV.Comparing Notes27V.A Compact34VI.A Startling Discovery42VII.Tracking the Thief50VIII.Foiling a Thief58IX.Alone in the World66X.An Unexpected Visitor75XI.Jake Amsden Makes an Early Call, and Has a Warm Reception84XII.An International Combat93XIII.A Victim of Injustice101XIV.Jake Amsden Turns Over a New Leaf109XV.Bradley Wentworth’s Morning Mail116XVI.A Letter from Jake Amsden124XVII.The Backwoods Hotel132XVIII.The Peters Family140XIX.Science Versus Strength148XX.Hitting the Bull’s-Eye156XXI.On the Steamer Rock Island165XXII.Bradley Wentworth Tries to Make Mischief173XXIII.Mr. Standish Receives a Commission182XXIV.A False Alarm191XXV.Gerald has an Unpleasant Adventure199XXVI.Tip and his Tricks207XXVII.Mr. Standish States his Business212XXVIII.Mr. Standish Gains a Barren Victory216XXIX.Gerald is Released224XXX.Tidings of the Fugitive233XXXI.The Young Runaways238XXXII.Arthur Grigson’s Treachery242XXXIII.Interviewing a Burglar250XXXIV.A Strange Meeting258XXXV.Thomas Hastings267XXXVI.Old Acquaintances275XXXVII.A Letter from Gulchville283XXXVIII.Gerald Sells his Patrimony288XXXIX.Conclusion293
CONTENTS.CHAPTERPAGEI.The Cabin in the Foothills1II.A Debt of Honor15III.Bradley Wentworth22IV.Comparing Notes27V.A Compact34VI.A Startling Discovery42VII.Tracking the Thief50VIII.Foiling a Thief58IX.Alone in the World66X.An Unexpected Visitor75XI.Jake Amsden Makes an Early Call, and Has a Warm Reception84XII.An International Combat93XIII.A Victim of Injustice101XIV.Jake Amsden Turns Over a New Leaf109XV.Bradley Wentworth’s Morning Mail116XVI.A Letter from Jake Amsden124XVII.The Backwoods Hotel132XVIII.The Peters Family140XIX.Science Versus Strength148XX.Hitting the Bull’s-Eye156XXI.On the Steamer Rock Island165XXII.Bradley Wentworth Tries to Make Mischief173XXIII.Mr. Standish Receives a Commission182XXIV.A False Alarm191XXV.Gerald has an Unpleasant Adventure199XXVI.Tip and his Tricks207XXVII.Mr. Standish States his Business212XXVIII.Mr. Standish Gains a Barren Victory216XXIX.Gerald is Released224XXX.Tidings of the Fugitive233XXXI.The Young Runaways238XXXII.Arthur Grigson’s Treachery242XXXIII.Interviewing a Burglar250XXXIV.A Strange Meeting258XXXV.Thomas Hastings267XXXVI.Old Acquaintances275XXXVII.A Letter from Gulchville283XXXVIII.Gerald Sells his Patrimony288XXXIX.Conclusion293