E-text prepared by Sankar Viswanathan, Juliet Sutherland, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 31065-h.htm or 31065-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/31065/pg31065-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31065/31065-h.zip) Transcriber's note: The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader. TRY AGAIN Or The Trials and Triumphs of Harry West A Story for Young Folks by OLIVER OPTIC Author of "The Boat Club," "All Aboard," "Poor and Proud," "Hope and Have," "Now or Never," Etc. [Illustration: "Harry was Startled by the Discovery of a Bright Light."] New York The New York Book Company 1911 Contents Chapter Page BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 4 I IN WHICH HARRY WEST AND SQUIRE WALKER DISAGREE ON AN IMPORTANT POINT 5 II IN WHICH HARRY FINDS A FRIEND, AND A PRACTICABLE SCHEME FOR RESISTANCE 11 III IN WHICH HARRY LEAVES THE POORHOUSE, AND TAKES TO THE RIVER 19 IV IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT THE NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER IS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS 26 V IN WHICH HARRY FIGHTS A HARD BATTLE, AND IS DEFEATED 33 VI IN WHICH HARRY CONCLUDES THAT A DEFEAT IS SOMETIMES BETTER THAN A VICTORY 41 VII IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT 48 VIII IN WHICH HARRY KILLS A BIG SNAKE, AND MAKES A NEW FRIEND 55 IX IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS 62 X IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL 69 XI IN WHICH HARRY REACHES THE CITY, AND THOUGH OFTEN DISAPPOINTED, TRIES AGAIN 76 XII IN WHICH HARRY SUDDENLY GETS RICH AND HAS A CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER HARRY 83 XIII IN WHICH HARRY BECOMES A STABLE BOY, AND HEARS BAD NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE 90 XIV IN WHICH HARRY DOES A GOOD DEED, AND DETERMINES TO "FACE THE MUSIC" 97 XV IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE 104