CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. ON BOARD THE "ARCTURUS." 1 II. THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK. 10 III. SCOTT LEARNS A LESSON. 19 IV. TRACKING THE THIEF. 27 V. AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE. 36 VI. SCOTT FINDS A RELATIVE AND A PLACE. 45 VII. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. 54 VIII. SCOTT RECOVERS PART OF HIS MONEY. 63 IX. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. 72 X. SETH LAWTON. 80 XI. SCOTT CALLS ON HIS POOR RELATION. 89 XII. THE SECOND-HAND SUIT. 98 XIII. A CASH BOY'S TROUBLES. 107 XIV. A HELPING HAND. 116 XV. THE CASH BOY'S PROMOTION. 125 XVI. LOAMMI'S TEMPTATION. 134 XVII. SUSPICION FALLS UPON SCOTT. 142 XVIII. TRAPPED. 150 XIX. A NEW HOME. 159 XX. SCOTT IS VINDICATED. 167 XXI. A NEW PLACE. 176 XXII. THE POOR INVENTOR. 185 XXIII. EZRA LITTLE'S DISAPPOINTMENT. 193 XXIV. LOAMMI HEARS GOOD NEWS. 202 XXV. AT NIAGARA FALLS. 210 XXVI. AN ADVENTURE. 219 XXVII. RED RALPH. 227 XXVIII. ON WATCH. 235 XXIX. A PLOT FOILED. 243 XXX. RED RALPH'S SURPRISE. 252 XXXI. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING. 261 XXXII. A LARGE OPERATION. 270 XXXIII. SCOTT GETS INTO SOCIETY. 279 XXXIV. MR. BABCOCK'S INVENTION. 287 XXXV. THE SEALED PACKET. 296 XXXVI. A TIMELY HELPER. 305 XXXVII. CONCLUSION. 310 A. L. Burt's Catalogue of Books 1 TOM THATCHER'S FORTUNE by Horatio Alger Jr. CONTENTS CHAPTER Page I. AN OLD LETTER. 5 II. THE YOUNG RIVALS. 11 III. THE RACE ON ROUND POND. 14 IV. A FALSE FRIEND. 24 V. DARIUS DARKE. 31 VI. ENDS IN A FIRE. 38 VII. THE MIDNIGHT FIRE. 45 VIII. THE BARN LOFT. 50 IX. AN UNEXPECTED CHARGE. 55 X. IN SEARCH OF EMPLOYMENT. 59 XI. A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE. 66 XII. TOM'S JOURNEY. 71 XIII. A CHEAP OVERCOAT. 78 XIV. THE TRAMP TRANSFORMED. 84 XV. THE TRAGEDY AT ROCKY GULCH. 91 XVI. TOM'S VISIT TO PEARL STREET. 97 XVII. TOM GAINS A VICTORY. 103 XVIII. DO THE DEAD LIVE? 108 XIX. TOM STARTS ON HIS JOURNEY. 113 XX. A HOTEL ACQUAINTANCE. 116 XXI. TOM'S NEW EMPLOYER. 120 XXII. A ROUGH DIAMOND. 126 XXIII. PETER BRUSH, THE HUNTER. 131 XXIV. MR. BURNETT BEATS A RETREAT. 135 XXV. A SOLITARY WALK. 139 XXVI. PERCY BURNETT UNMASKS. 143 XXVII. A FRIEND IN NEED. 148 XXVIII. HOW PETER BRUSH CAME TO THE RESCUE. 153 XXIX. THE PACIFIC TRAIL. 159 XXX. THE MAN WITHOUT A SCALP. 163 XXXI. TWO NEW COMRADES. 166 XXXII. A STARTLING SIGHT. 171 XXXIII. TAKEN CAPTIVE. 175 XXXIV. TWO POWWOWS. 179 XXXV. HOW TOM PASSED THE NIGHT. 183 XXXVI. TOM'S DEADLY PERIL. 186 XXXVII. THE INDIANS ADOPT TOM. 192 XXXVIII. THREE MONTHS IN CAPTIVITY. 197 XXXIX. THE CABIN AT ROCKY GULCH. 201 XL. TOM FINDS HIMSELF RICH. 208 XLI. TOM AND THE GRIZZLY. 213 XLII. A STARTLING DISCLOSURE. 219 XLIII. TOM COMES INTO A FORTUNE. 224 XLIV. A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. 228 XLV. HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME. 233 XLVI. MRS. THATCHER LOSES HER NEW HOME. 238 XLVII. A DOUBLE SURPRISE. 244 XLVIII. RETRIBUTION OVERTAKES JOHN SIMPSON.