FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR, JACOB MARLOWE'S SECRET By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS I. A NEW ARRIVAL IN LAKEVILLE. 3 II. UNCLE JACOB'S RECEPTION. 10 III. A VISIT TO THE FACTORY. 16 IV. UNCLE JACOB'S STARTLING REVELATION. 23 V. UNCLE JACOB RECEIVES HIS WALKING PAPERS. 31 VI SQUIRE MARLOWE IS SURPRISED. 39 VII. UNCLE JACOB LEAVES LAKEVILLE. 46 VIII. DISCHARGED. 54 IX. MRS. BARTON'S SECRET. 61 X. STOLEN MONEY. 69 XI. THE TWENTY-DOLLAR BILL. 77 XII. MR. JONES IS EXCITED. 84 XIII. PERCY GETS RID OF THE BILL. 88 XIV. BERT STANDS TRIAL. 92 XV. BERT'S TRIUMPHANT VINDICATION. 100 XVI. WHAT BECAME OF THE STOLEN NOTE. 108 XVII. AFTER THE TRIAL. 116 XVIII. BERT OBTAINS WORK. 123 XIX. BERT'S EXPERIENCE AS A FARMER'S BOY. 131 XX. BERT IS PLACED IN AN EMBARRASSING POSITION. 138 XXI. THE MIDNIGHT VISIT TO THE PANTRY. 146 XXII. A PANIC AT FARMER WILSON'S. 154 XXIII. BERT FORMS A RESOLUTION. 161 XXIV. THE OFFICE OF THE MAGNET MINE. 169 XXV. AN ADVERTISEMENT AND WHAT CAME OF IT. 176 XXVI. BERT SECURES BOARD IN HARRISBURG. 183 XXVII. A BOARDING-HOUSE IN HARRISBURG. 191 XXVIII. BERT'S FIRST APPEARANCE ON ANY STAGE. 199 XXIX. BERT SECURES A BOX OF MR. HARDING'S PAPERS. 207 XXX. BERT OBTAINS AN IMPORTANT CLEW. 213 XXXI. SQUIRE MARLOWE IS SURPRISED. 220 XXXII. HIRAM FRENCH, OF CHICAGO. 228 XXXIII. A LATE ARRIVAL AT MRS. BARTON'S COTTAGE. 235 XXXIV. BERT INTERVIEWS HARDING'S SISTER. 243 XXXV. SUCCESS COMES STRANGELY. 250 XXXVI. RALPH HARDING IS FOUND. 258 XXXVII. ALBERT MARLOWE MEETS HIS VICTIM. 266 XXXVIII. MR. BARTON DEFIES THE SQUIRE. 271 XXXIX. CONCLUSION. 276 RANDY OF THE RIVER THE ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG DECKHAND By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS Something about Randy 7 At the Fishing Hole 17 Exposing Bob Bangs 26 Randy at Home 36 The Result of a Quarrel 45 The Iron Works Affair 54 More Troubles for Randy 62 Randy and His Uncle Peter 70 The New Home 80 Sammy's Fourth of July 88 Randy to the Rescue 99 A Steamboat Man 108 Mr. Shalley Makes an Offer 118 Bob Bangs and His Horse 127 Randy as a Deckhand 135 In New York City 145 The Purser Has His Say 153 A Meeting on the River 161 An Unlooked-for Encounter 169 What Came of a Demand 177 Randy Visits His Home 186 Mr. Bartlett Makes a Move 193 The Papers in the Safe 201 Another Hiding Place 208 A Victory for Randy 215 New Troubles 222 Randy Makes a Discovery 229 Out of a Tight Corner 237 George Gaffney's Statement 244 A Swim for Life 252 News of Importance 259 Brought To Terms—conclusion 265