A DEBT OF HONOR THE STORY OF GERALD LANE'S SUCCESS IN THE FAR WEST By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Cabin in the Foothills 1 II. A Debt of Honor 15 III. Bradley Wentworth 22 IV. Comparing Notes 27 V. A Compact 34 VI. A Startling Discovery 42 VII. Tracking the Thief 50 VIII. Foiling a Thief 58 IX. Alone in the World 66 X. An Unexpected Visitor 75 XI. Jake Amsden Makes an Early Call, and Has a Warm Reception 84 XII. An International Combat 93 XIII. A Victim of Injustice 101 XIV. Jake Amsden Turns Over a New Leaf 109 XV. Bradley Wentworth's Morning Mail 116 XVI. A Letter from Jake Amsden 124 XVII. The Backwoods Hotel 132 XVIII. The Peters Family 140 XIX. Science Versus Strength 148 XX. Hitting the Bull's-Eye 156 XXI. On the Steamer Rock Island 165 XXII. Bradley Wentworth Tries to Make Mischief 173 XXIII. Mr. Standish Receives a Commission 182 XXIV.[iv] A False Alarm 191 XXV. Gerald has an Unpleasant Adventure 199 XXVI. Tip and his Tricks 207 XXVII. Mr. Standish States his Business 212 XXVIII. Mr. Standish Gains a Barren Victory 216 XXIX. Gerald is Released 224 XXX. Tidings of the Fugitive 233 XXXI. The Young Runaways 238 XXXII. Arthur Grigson's Treachery 242 XXXIII. Interviewing a Burglar 250 XXXIV. A Strange Meeting 258 XXXV. Thomas Hastings 267 XXXVI. Old Acquaintances 275 XXXVII. A Letter from Gulchville 283 XXXVIII. Gerald Sells his Patrimony 288 XXXIX. Conclusion 293 A BOY'S FORTUNE OR THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF BEN BAKER By Horatio Alger, Jr.