Note: Images of the original pages are available through the Google Books Library Project. See https://books.google.com/books?id=gnj9LVjclz8C&hl=e JED, THE POORHOUSE BOY by HORATIO ALGER, JR. Author of "Ragged Dick," "Luck and Pluck," "Tattered Tom," etc., etc. The John C. Winston Co. Philadelphia Chicago Toronto Copyright, 1899, by Henry T. Coates & Co. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. JED, 1 II. MR. AND MRS. FOGSON, 11 III. THE SCRANTON POORHOUSE, 20 IV. AN EXCITING CONTEST, 30 V. JED SECURES AN ALLY, 37 VI. MR. FOGSON MAKES UP HIS MIND, 49 VII. FOGSON'S MISTAKE, 59 VIII. MR. FOGSON IS ASTONISHED, 68 IX. JED LEAVES THE POORHOUSE, 77 X. JED REACHES DUNCAN, 87 XI. JED'S FIRST APPEARANCE ON THE STAGE, 96 XII. PERCY DIXON IS BEWILDERED, 106 XIII. FOGSON IN PURSUIT, 115 XIV. JED'S LUCK, 125 XV. TWO OLD ACQUAINTANCES, 135 XVI. MISS HOLBROOK, SPINSTER, 144 XVII. JED MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE, 153 XVIII. MR. FOGSON RECEIVES A LETTER, 162 XIX. DISCHARGED, 167 XX. JED'S POOR PROSPECTS, 172 XXI. JED ARRIVES IN NEW YORK, 182 XXII. JED MAKES TWO CALLS, 192 XXIII. JED'S BAD LUCK, 202 XXIV. A STARTLING DISCOVERY, 212 XXV. WITHOUT A PENNY, 222 XXVI. IN SEARCH OF EMPLOYMENT, 232 XXVII. AN INTRACTABLE AGENT, 241 XXVIII. A STRANGE COMMISSION, 250 XXIX. A SURPRISE PARTY, 260 XXX. JED ENTERTAINS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE, 270 XXXI. JED RETURNS GOOD FOR EVIL, 280 XXXII. AT BAR HARBOR, 290 XXXIII. THE POORHOUSE RECEIVES TWO VISITORS, 299 XXXIV. THE DETECTIVE, 308 XXXV. MRS. AVERY'S STORY, 313 XXXVI. "WHO WAS JED?" 318 XXXVII. JANE GILMAN, 328 XXXVIII. THE DETECTIVE SECURES AN ALLY, 338 XXXIX. JED LEARNS WHO HE IS, 343 XL. GUY FENWICK'S DEFEAT, 349 XLI. CONCLUSION, 365 JED, THE POORHOUSE BOY. CHAPTER I. JED. "Here, you Jed!" Jed paused in his work with his axe suspended above him, for he was splitting wood. He turned his face toward the side door at which stood a woman, thin and sharp-visaged, and asked: "Well, what's wanted?"