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Title: Ralph Granger's Fortunes

Author: William Perry Brown

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RALPH GRANGER'S FORTUNES

by

WILLIAM PERRY BROWN

Illustrated By W. H. Fry

[Frontispiece: "Grandpa!" cried Ralph. "You shall not shoot, I say!"]

Akron, Ohio
The Saalfield Publishing Co.
New York ---- 1902 ---- Chicago
Copyright, 1902,
by
The Saalfield Publishing Company

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. Ending the Feud
II. Ralph and his Grandfather
III. Ralph Continues his Journey
IV. The Moonshiners and the Railroad
V. Ralph's First Railroad Ride
VI. Ralph in Columbia
VII. An Enraged Photographer
VIII. Captain Shard's Proposal
IX. Ralph Arrives at Savannah
X. The Captain Talks with Ralph
XI. Aboard the Curlew
XII. The Curlew Puts to Sea
XIII. A Taste of Ship's Discipline
XIV. Bad Weather
XV. Boarded by a Cruiser
XVI. Nearing the Gold Coast
XVII. Up the River
XVIII. A Brush in the Wilderness
XIX. Left Behind
XX. Ralph Stumbles on a Discovery
XXI. At Close Quarters
XXII. Trouble of Another Kind
XXIII. Adrift
XXIV. Ralph's Sufferings
XXV. The Second Mate's Story
XXVI. Hard Times
XXVII. Uncle Gideon

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"Grandpa!" cried Ralph. "You shall not shoot, I say!" . . . . . . . . .
_Frontispiece_

"Mr. Duff," said Gary in his most grating tones, "who gave you the
authority to interfere with my designs regarding this insolent
youngster?"

Ralph's Winchester cracked an