An Injured Knee—The "Laird"—Kit destroyed by Fire—Hunting 31 round Strathclair—Trapping—“Batching” CHAPTER V Chicago—American Business Methods—Work as a 38 Carbonator—Chicago Fair—“Hard-luck” Stories—Remittance-men CHAPTER VI Looking for Work—An Englishman’s Disadvantages—Addressing 47 Envelopes—Running a Lift—Bogus Advertisements—Various Jobs CHAPTER VII Life under Difficulties—Drawbacks of a Public-school 55 Training—Hints on Emigration—Pneumonia—Unemployment in Chicago, 1893 CHAPTER VIII Hard Times—Health restored—Rabbit-catching—Hunting in Iowa—A 64 Gentleman Tramp—The Hobo Business—Free Railway Travelling CHAPTER IX Toronto—An Interest in a Mine—The Railway Strike of 73 1894—Stranded at La Junta, Colorado—Strike Incidents—Troops called out CHAPTER X Golden—Pack-horse Difficulties—Camping out—Prospecting in 80 British Columbia—On an Asphaltum Mine in Texas CHAPTER XI Cline—Bunk-houses—Work on a Rock-crusher—Mexican Dancing and 88 Music CHAPTER XII Trouble at the Dance—A New Superintendent—Shots in the 96 Dark—Arrest of Bud—With a Surveying Party CHAPTER XIII Swimming-holes—Hunting in West Texas—Fishing in the Nueces 104 River—Jim Conners—Foreman Betner—A Runaway Car CHAPTER XIV A Sunday Fishing Party—"Bad-men"—Ben Thompson and other 113 Desperadoes—The Story of a Hot Spring CHAPTER XV Coyotes—Wild Turkeys—Lynching and Jury Trial in 122 Texas—Pistol-shooting—Negro Vitality CHAPTER XVI A "Periodical"—Italian Treachery—Bitumen Extractors—The 129 Mexican Disregard for Orders—In Charge of the Stills—A Vote Canvasser CHAPTER XVII Elections in Texas—Feuds and Shooting Affrays—Family 138 Pride—Prohibition CHAPTER XVIII A "Grandstander"—The Sheriff takes Possession—Night 148 Watchman—Monte Jim—Further Trouble CHAPTER XIX Promoted to Foreman—Overwork and Eye-strain—Mexican 157 Traits—Amateur Doctor—A Rival Asphalt Company—Its Failure CHAPTER XX More American Business Methods—Trip to Corpus 165 Christi—Trouble at the Mine—West Texas as a Health Resort—Expenses of the Simple Life CHAPTER XXI "Northers"—Almost Frozen—The Mexican Indian—Cold-blooded 172 Ingratitude—Mexican Untrustworthiness