THE YOUNG CIRCUS RIDER OR, THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT RUDD. By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS CHAPTER. PAGE I. Anak, the Norwegian Giant 7 II. Anak's Exploits 15 III. The Wrath of Mr. Tarbox 24 IV. Mr. Tarbox Invokes the Majesty of the Law 32 V. Tarbox and the Constable go to the Circus 41 VI. Tarbox is Defeated 50 VII. The Evening Entertainment 59 VIII. A Scheming Nephew 68 IX. Two Boys on a Tramp 77 X. Trapped 85 XI. Dismay at the Home of Tarbox 94 XII. The Canvas Man 102 XIII. Catching a Thief 110 XIV. Chestnutwood 115 XV. A Compact 120 XVI. The Canvas Man 127 XVII. An Athletic Contest 136 XVIII. The Canvas Man finds a Bonanza 144 XIX. A Farce and a Tragedy 153 XX. The Amateur Detectives 162 XXI. Catching a Burglar 171 6XXII. Robert Rudd Leaves the Circus 180 XXIII. What the Letter Contained 188 XXIV. Robert Meets his Employer 193 XXV. At Niagara Falls 198 XXVI. A Victim of Treachery 207 XXVII. Robert finds Himself in a Tight Place 216 XXVIII. Robert Subdues a Horse 225 XXIX. An Unpleasant Acquaintance 234 XXX. The Tree of Refuge 241 XXXI. Hercules—the Strong Man 247 XXXII. Fitzgerald's Disappointment 253 XXXIII. Fitzgerald Sees an Apparition 262 XXXIV. The Mystery of Robert Rudd is Solved 266 BERTHA'S CHRISTMAS VISION: AN AUTUMN SHEAF By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS. Page. Little Floy; or, How a Miser was reclaimed 1 My Castle 34 Miss Henderson's Thanksgiving Day 38 Little Charlie 53 Bertha's Christmas Vision 55 Wide-Awake 64 The First Tree planted by an Ornamental Tree Society 75 The Royal Carpenter of Amsterdam 77 Our Gabrielle 94 The Veiled Mirror 96 Summer Hours 115 The Prize Painting 118 The Child of the Street 152 [viii]Lost and Found 156 Geraldine 203 The Christmas Gift 205 My Picture 224 Gottfried the Scholar 227 Innocence 240 Peter Plunkett's Adventure 242