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Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford: A Cheerful Account of the Rise and Fall of an American Business BuccaneerChester, George Randolph

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Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford: A Cheerful Account of the Rise and Fall of an American Business Buccaneer

Name: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford: A Cheerful Account of the Rise and Fall of an American Business Buccaneer
Author: Chester, George Randolph

Chester, George Randolph

Businessmen -- Fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction; Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction

CHAPTER XVI. The Financier Takes a Flying Trip to Europe
                    on an Affair of the Heart                       232

      CHAPTER XVII. Wherein a Good Stomach for Strong Drink
                    is Worth Thousands of Dollars                   246

     CHAPTER XVIII. The Town of Battlesburg Finds a Private
                    Railroad Car in Its Midst!                      256

       CHAPTER XIX. Mr. Wallingford Wins the Town of Battlesburg
                    by the Toss of a Coin                           273

        CHAPTER XX. Battlesburg Smells Money and Plunges into
                    a Mad Orgie of Speculation                      293

       CHAPTER XXI. In Which the Sheep Are Sheared and Skinned
                    and Their Hides Tanned                          310

      CHAPTER XXII. J. Rufus Prefers Farming in America to
                    Promoting in Europe                             330

     CHAPTER XXIII. A Corner on Farmers is Formed and It
                    Beholds a Most Wonderful Vision                 347

      CHAPTER XXIV. The Farmers' Commercial Association Does
                    Terrific Things to the Board of Trade           365

       CHAPTER XXV. Mr. Fox Solves His Great Problem and Mr.
                    Wallingford Falls With a Thud                   383

      CHAPTER XXVI. J. Rufus Scents a Fortune in Smoke and
                    Lets Mr. Nickel See the Flames                  399

     CHAPTER XXVII. Mr. Wallingford Gambles a Bit and Picks
                    Up an Unsolicited Partner                       414

    CHAPTER XXVIII. Wherein Mr. Wallingford Joins the Largest
                    Club in the World                               431

GET-RICH-QUICK WALLINGFORD

CHAPTER I

IN WHICH J. RUFUS WALLINGFORD CONCEIVES A BRILLIANT INVENTION

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Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford: A Cheerful Account of the Rise and Fall of an American Business Buccaneer

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