CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER I RAGGED DICK IS INTRODUCED TO THE READER CHAPTER II JOHNNY NOLAN CHAPTER III DICK MAKES A PROPOSITION CHAPTER IV DICK'S NEW SUIT CHAPTER V CHATHAM STREET AND BROADWAY CHAPTER VI UP BROADWAY TO MADISON SQUARE CHAPTER VII THE POCKET-BOOK CHAPTER VIII DICK'S EARLY HISTORY CHAPTER IX A SCENE IN A THIRD AVENUE CAR CHAPTER X INTRODUCES A VICTIM OF MISPLACED CONFIDENCE CHAPTER XI DICK AS A DETECTIVE CHAPTER XII DICK HIRES A ROOM ON MOTT STREET CHAPTER XIII MICKY MAGUIRE CHAPTER XIV A BATTLE AND A VICTORY CHAPTER XV DICK SECURES A TUTOR CHAPTER XVI THE FIRST LESSON CHAPTER XVII DICK'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN SOCIETY CHAPTER XVIII MICKY MAGUIRE'S SECOND DEFEAT CHAPTER XIX FOSDICK CHANGES HIS BUSINESS CHAPTER XX NINE MONTHS LATER CHAPTER XXI DICK LOSES HIS BANK-BOOK CHAPTER XXII TRACKING THE THIEF CHAPTER XXIII TRAVIS IS ARRESTED CHAPTER XXIV DICK RECEIVES A LETTER CHAPTER XXV DICK WRITES HIS FIRST LETTER CHAPTER XXVI AN EXCITING ADVENTURE CHAPTER XXVII CONCLUSION STRUGGLING UPWARD OR, LUKE LARKIN'S LUCK By Horatio Alger, Jr. CONTENTS STRUGGLING UPWARD CHAPTER I THE WATERBURY WATCH CHAPTER II TOM HARPER'S ACCIDENT CHAPTER III RANDOLPH GETS THE WATCH CHAPTER IV LUKE'S NIGHT ADVENTURE CHAPTER V LUKE RECEIVES AN INVITATION CHAPTER VI PREPARING FOR THE PARTY CHAPTER VII FLORENCE GRANT'S PARTY CHAPTER VIII MISS SPRAGUE DISCOVERS A SECRET CHAPTER IX LUKE LOSES HIS POSITION CHAPTER X MELINDA MAKES MISCHIEF CHAPTER XI LUKE IS ARRESTED CHAPTER XII LUKE AS A PRISONER CHAPTER XIII IN THE COURT-ROOM CHAPTER XIV AN IMPORTANT WITNESS CHAPTER XV THE LARKINS ARE IN LUCK CHAPTER XVI LUKE'S VISIT TO NEW YORK CHAPTER XVII RANDOLPH IS MYSTIFIED CHAPTER XVIII MR. DUNCAN'S SECRET CHAPTER XIX EFFECTING A LOAN CHAPTER XX LUKE TALKS WITH A CAPITALIST CHAPTER XXI THE DREADED INTERVIEW CHAPTER XXII LUKE SECURES A NEW FRIEND CHAPTER XXIII RANDOLPH AND HIS CREDITOR CHAPTER XXIV A COMMISSION FOR LUKE CHAPTER XXV MR. J. MADISON COLEMAN CHAPTER XXVI THE OTTAWA HOUSE CHAPTER XXVII COLEMAN ACTS SUSPICIOUSLY CHAPTER XXVIII COLEMAN'S LITTLE PLAN CHAPTER XXIX MR. COLEMAN IS FOILED IN HIS ATTEMPT CHAPTER XXX A DISCOVERY CHAPTER XXXI TONY DENTON'S CALL CHAPTER XXXII ON THE WAY TO THE BLACK HILLS CHAPTER XXXIII TWO UNEXPECTED CHAMPIONS CHAPTER XXXIV FENTON'S GULCH CHAPTER XXXV BACK IN GROVETON CHAPTER XXXVI A LETTER FROM LUKE CHAPTER XXXVII AN INCIDENT ON THE CARS CHAPTER XXXVIII LUKE'S RETURN CHAPTER XXXIX HOW LUKE WAS RECEIVED CHAPTER XL THE BANK ROBBER IS FOUND THE YOUNG EXPLORER OR, CLAIMING HIS FORTUNE By Horatio Alger, Jr.