Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a ClerkOptic, Oliver
General
Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk
Optic, Oliver
Christian life -- Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Fraud -- Juvenile fiction; Sailing -- Juvenile fiction
CHAPTER I.
IN WHICH PHIL HAS A TALK WITH HIS FATHER, AND REVIEWS
HIS PAST HISTORY. 11
CHAPTER II.
IN WHICH PHIL STARTS FOR CHICAGO, AND HEARS A FAMILIAR
NAME. 22
CHAPTER III.
IN WHICH PHIL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF MRS. WHIPPLETON. 33
CHAPTER IV.
IN WHICH PHIL IS CHIVALROUS, BUT HAS HIS EYES OPENED. 44
CHAPTER V.
IN WHICH PHIL TAKES A ROOM AT MRS. WHIPPLETON'S
BOARDING-HOUSE. 56
CHAPTER VI.
IN WHICH PHIL IS ENGAGED AS ENTRY CLERK FOR COLLINGSBY
AND WHIPPLETON. 67
CHAPTER VII.
IN WHICH PHIL TAKES HIS PLACE AT THE DESK, AND IS ENGAGED
FOR A YEAR. 79
CHAPTER VIII.
IN WHICH PHIL TAKES A SAIL ON THE LAKE WITH MR. WHIPPLETON. 90
CHAPTER IX.
IN WHICH PHIL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE OUT A TRIAL BALANCE. 102
CHAPTER X.
IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES. 113
CHAPTER XI.
IN WHICH PHIL TAKES CHARGE OF MRS. WHIPPLETON'S EARTHLY
TREASURE. 124
CHAPTER XII.
IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR. COLLINGSBY, AND SEES
MISS MARIAN. 135
CHAPTER XIII.
IN WHICH PHIL LOOKS INTO THE OPERATIONS OF THE JUNIOR
PARTNER. 146
CHAPTER XIV.
IN WHICH PHIL MEETS WITH A SERIOUS CATASTROPHE. 158
CHAPTER XV.
IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK IN THE COOK-ROOM OF THE MARIAN. 170
CHAPTER XVI.
IN WHICH PHIL PROMISES NOT TO DESERT MISS COLLINGSBY. 182
CHAPTER XVII.
IN WHICH PHIL PUTS A CHECK ON THE OPERATIONS OF MR. BEN
WATERFORD. 194
CHAPTER XVIII.
IN WHICH PHIL PROTESTS WITH THE BOAT-HOOK, BUT IS PROTESTED. 205
CHAPTER XIX.
IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR
IN THE MARIAN. 218
CHAPTER XX.
IN WHICH PHIL SAILS THE MARIAN ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. 229
CHAPTER XXI.
IN WHICH PHIL ANSWERS SOME INQUIRIES ABOUT THE FAWN, AND
OTHER MATTERS. 241
CHAPTER XXII.
IN WHICH PHIL IS BEWILDERED, AND THE MARIAN SAILS FOR
CHICAGO. 252
CHAPTER XXIII.
IN WHICH PHIL, IN THE MARIAN, GETS THE WEATHER-GAGE OF
THE FLORINA. 264
CHAPTER XXIV.
IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO SLEEP, AND HIS SEVEREST CATASTROPHE
COMES. 275
CHAPTER XXV.
IN WHICH PHIL SUFFERS MUCH PAIN, AND MARIAN IS VERY
RESOLUTE. 287
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