CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE MYSTERIOUS CUSTOMER. 1 II. THE HOUSE IN TWENTY-NINTH STREET. 9 III. AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY. 17 IV. RALPH RAYMOND'S HEIR. 25 V. JAMES CROMWELL GAINS SOME INFORMATION. 33 VI. THE FACE AT THE FUNERAL. 41 VII. PAUL MORTON HAS A VISITOR. 49 VIII. JAMES CROMWELL'S TRIUMPH. 57 IX. HOW MATTERS WERE ARRANGED. 65 X. A VILLAINOUS SUGGESTION. 73 XI. GOLD VERSUS CRIME. 82 XII. ON GOAT ISLAND. 90 XIII. THE VEIL IS LIFTED. 99 XIV. CLARA MANTON. 107 XV. A DECLARATION, AND HOW IT WAS RECEIVED. 115 XVI. A MERCENARY PARENT. 123 XVII. LOVE AND LUCRE. 131 XVIII. A DARK DEED. 139 XIX. CATO. 147 XX. THE DAY AFTER. 155 XXI. MAJOR WOODLEY AND HIS DAUGHTER. 163 XXII. THE GHOST IN NO. 41. 171 XXIII. A STARTLING APPEARANCE. 180 XXIV. CONCLUSION. 188 WHITE-FACED DICK. 197 A BRUSH WITH THE CHINESE 215 A. L. Burt's Catalogue of Books for Young People by Popular Writers 1 RUPERT'S AMBITION By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. Rupert Loses His Place, 1 II. Out of Work, 11 III. In a Tight Place, 22 IV. A False Report, 32 V. Mrs. Marlow's Scheme, 42 VI. Rupert as a Detective, 52 VII. A Lucky Meeting, 62 VIII. Julian Lorimer, 73 IX. Rupert Becomes a Bell-Boy, 83 X. A Bell-Boy's Experiences, 93 XI. Rupert Receives a Commission, 103 XII. Clayton's Scheme, 113 XIII. Clayton's Disappointment, 124 XIV. The Young Newsboy, 134 XV. Mr. Sylvester's Birthday, 144 XVI. Julian Has Two Disappointments, 154 XVII. Mr. Packard of Colorado, 164 XVIII. A Scene at Delmonico's, 174 [Pg iv]XIX. What Happened in No. 61, 184 XX. Mr. Packard's Gift, 191 XXI. Rupert Becomes a Confidant, 198 XXII. Trying to Be an Actor, 205 XXIII. A Baffled Scheme, 215 XXIV. Leslie's Progress, 225 XXV. Leslie Waters as a Dramatic Star, 234 XXVI. Triumphant Over Obstacles, 245 XXVII. An Ingenious Trick, 251 XXVIII. Rupert Resigns His Situation, 257 XXIX. The St. James Hotel, in Denver, 265 XXX. Packard's Home at Red Gulch, 275 XXXI. Ben Boone, 280 XXXII. An Unpleasant Bedfellow, 285 XXXIII. Ben Boone's Temptation, 295 XXXIV. Rupert's Predicament, 305 XXXV. Rupert Makes a Discovery, 310 XXXVI. A Lucky Encounter, 315 XXXVII. An Indian Guide, 326 XXXVIII. How to Manage a Rogue, 336 XXXIX. New Plans, 347 XL. Conclusion, 356 THE DISAGREEABLE WOMAN. A SOCIAL MYSTERY By Horatio Alger Jr. (AKA Julian Starr)