Produced by Gary Sandino, from a scanned UC library book kindly provided by the Internet Archive (www.archive.org.) If this is borrowed by a friend Right welcome shall he be To read, to study, not to lend But to return to me. Not that imparted knowledge doth Diminish learning's store But books I find if often lent Return to me no more. The Erie Train Boy HORATIO ALGER, JR. Copyright, 1891, UNITED STATES BOOK COMPANY (All Rights Reserved) The Erie Train Boy CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE. I. On the Erie Road 5 II. A Fair Exchange 11 III. Fred's Rich Relation 14 IV. Zebulon Mack 20 V. An Adventure on the Train 24 VI. Mr. Bascomb's Peril 30 VII. Ferdinand Morris 85 VIII. Mr. Bascomb's sad Plight 41 IX. A Long Trip 46 X. What Took Place in No. 21 51 XI. Fred Falls under a Terrible Suspicion 56 XII. Fred is a Prisoner 62 XIII. The Hotel Clerk's Mistake 67 XIV. The Missing Valise 73 XV. Mr. Palmer Walks into a Trap 78 XVI. Palmer's Malice 83 XVII. Two Young Lady Passengers at Odds 88 XVIII. Unsatisfactory Relations 94 XIX. Ruth Patton Calls on Mr. Ferguson 99 XX. A Friend in Need 104 XXI. Luella's Painful Discovery 109 XXII. Miss Ferguson Writes a Note 115 XXIII. Another Railroad Adventure 126 XXIV. Fred's Good Luck 125 XXV. Rose Wainwright's Party 131 XXVI. Fred Becomes a Newspaper Hero 136 XXVII. A Confidential Mission 141 XXVIII. St. Victor 146 XXIX. Fred Takes the First Step 154 XXX. A Hunting Excursion 157 XXXI. Fred has an Understanding with Sinclair 163 XXXII. Finding a Clue 168 XXXIII. Success 173 XXXIV. Bowman's Panic 179 XXXV. Fred's Reward 185 XXXVI. A Letter from Tom Sloan 190 XXXVII. Cousin Ferguson 193 XXXVIII. Conclusion 197 THE ERIE TRAIN BOY CHAPTER I. ON THE ERIE ROAD. "Papers, magazines, all the popular novels! Can't I sell you something this morning?"