, price $1.00.
Tom Temple is a bright, self-reliant lad. He leaves Plympton
village to seek work in New York, whence he undertakes an
important mission to California. Some of his adventures in the
far west are so startling that the reader will scarcely close the
book until the last page shall have been reached. The tale is
written in Mr. Alger's most fascinating style.
=Frank Fowler, the Cash Boy.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
Frank Fowler, a poor boy, bravely determines to make a living for
himself and his foster-sister Grace. Going to New York he obtains
a situation as cash boy in a dry goods store. He renders a
service to a wealthy old gentleman who takes a fancy to the lad,
and thereafter helps the lad to gain success and fortune.
=Tom Thatcher's Fortune.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
Tom Thatcher is a brave, ambitious, unselfish boy. He supports
his mother and sister on meagre wages earned as a shoe-pegger in
John Simpson's factory. Tom is discharged from the factory and
starts overland for California. He meets with many adventures.
The story is told in a way which has made Mr. Alger's name a
household word in so many homes.
=The Train Boy.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
Paul Palmer was a wide-awake boy of sixteen who supported his
mother and sister by selling books and papers on the Chicago and
Milwaukee Railroad. He detects a young man in the act of picking
the pocket of a young lady. In a railway accident many passengers
are killed, but Paul is fortunate enough to assist a Chicago
merchant, who out of gratitude takes him into his employ. Paul
succeeds with tact and judgment and is well started on the road
to business prominence.
=Mark Mason's Victory.= The Trials and Triumphs of a Telegraph
Boy. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price
$1.00.
Mark Mason, the telegraph boy, was a sturdy, honest lad, who
pluckily won his way to success by his honest manly efforts under
many difficulties. This story will please the very large class of
boys who regard Mr. Alger as a favorite author.
=A Debt of Honor.= The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the
Far West. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.00.
The story of Gerald La
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