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ANDY GRANT'S PLUCK By Horatio Alger, Jr.
Author Of Ben's Nugget, Chester Rand, Charlie Codman's Cruise, Five Hundred Dollars, Helping Himself, The Store Boy, The Tin Box, Etc.
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CONTENTS
BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANDY GRANT'S PLUCK.
CHAPTER I. β THE TELEGRAM.
CHAPTER II. β SQUIRE CARTER.
CHAPTER III. β ANDY LEAVES THE ACADEMY.
CHAPTER IV. β PREPARING FOR THE PICNIC.
CHAPTER V. β THE BOAT RACE.
CHAPTER VI. β A LIBERAL OFFER.
CHAPTER VII. β AN ENCOUNTER WITH A TRAMP.
CHAPTER VIII. β A MOMENT OF DANGER.
CHAPTER IX. β CONRAD'S SCHEME.
CHAPTER X. β THE TRAMP'S MISTAKE.
CHAPTER XI. β CONRAD'S DISAPPOINTMENT.
CHAPTER XII. β SOMETHING UNEXPECTED.
CHAPTER XIII. β ANDY LEAVES HOME.
CHAPTER XIV. β THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK.
CHAPTER XV. β ANDY'S OPPOSITE NEIGHBOR.
CHAPTER XVI. β ANDY AT WORK.
CHAPTER XVII. β ANDY'S FELLOW BOARDERS.
CHAPTER XVIII. β A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
CHAPTER XIX. β ANDY IS DISCHARGED.
CHAPTER XX. β AN INVITATION TO DINNER
CHAPTER XXI. β NEW PROSPECTS.
CHAPTER XXII. β JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY
CHAPTER XXIII. β MR. FLINT'S RETURN.
CHAPTER XXIV. β ANDY MAKES AN INVESTMENT.
CHAPTER XXV. β SQUIRE CARTER'S RELATIVES.
CHAPTER XXVI. β MR. WARREN AND HIS SUCCESS.
CHAPTER XXVII. β ANDY MAKES A COMMISSION.
CHAPTER XXVIII. β ANDY'S VISIT HOME.
CHAPTER XXIX. β THE INTEREST IS PAID.
CHAPTER XXX. β AN UNEXPECTED PROPOSAL.
CHAPTER XXXI. β THE TRAP.
CHAPTER XXXII. β A CRITICAL MOMENT.
CHAPTER XXXIII. β A SUDDEN TRAGEDY.
CHAPTER XXXIV. β SETH JOHNSON'S GIFT.
CHAPTER XXXV. β THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND.
CHAPTER XXXVI. β SAD FOREBODINGS.
CHAPTER XXXVII. β CONCLUSION.
BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Horatio Alger, Jr., the author of about seventy books, was born January 13th, 1834, at Revere, Massachusetts, and died July 18th, 1899, at Natick, Massachusetts.
He was the son of a clergyman; was graduated at Harvard College, now Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1852, and from its Divinity School in 1860, and was pastor of the Unitarian Church at Brewster, Massachusetts, from 1862 to 1866.
He removed to New York City in 1866, where he wrote his first book for boys, Ragged Dick, which had a wonderful sale. This was followed by Fame and Fortune, and many others, of which the best-known titles are: Andy Grant's Pluck, Adrift in New York, Ben's Nugget, Charlie Codman's Cruise, Chester Rand, Five Hundred Dollars, Grit, Helping Himself, The Young Adventurer, The Young Explorer, The Young Miner, The Young Musician, The Store Boy, The Tin Box, Walter Sherwood's Probation, and Work and Win.
Mr. Alger's stories are pure in tone, inspiring in influence, and are as popular now as when they were first published, because they were written about real boys who did honest things successfully. Millions of his books have been sold since they were first published. The World's Work of June, 1910, said they were then selling at the rate of over one million copies a year. This estimate is low; it is a fact that they are now selling at the rate of over two million copies a year.
ANDY GRANT'S PLUCK.
CHAPTER I. β THE TELEGRAM.
"A telegram for you, Andy!" said Arthur Bacon, as he entered the room of Andy Grant in Penhurst Academy.
"A telegram!" repeated Andy, in vague alarm, for the word suggested something urgentβprobably bad news of some kind.
He tore open the envelope and read the few words of the message:
"Come home at once. Something has happened. "MOTHER.""What can it be?" thought Andy, perplexed. "At any rate, mother is well, for she sent the telegram."
"What is it?" asked Arthur.
"I don't know. You can read the telegram for yourself."
"Must you
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