THE
YOUNG ADVENTURER
OR
TOM'S TRIP ACROSS THE PLAINS
BY
HORATIO ALGER, JR.
AUTHOR OF "THE BACKWOODS BOY," "FROM CANAL BOY TO PRESIDENT," "WALTER SHERWOOD'S PROBATION," "NED NEWTON," "ADRIFT IN NEW YORK," ETC.
NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS
ALGER SERIES FOR BOYS.
UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.
BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.
Adrift in New York. Andy Gordon. Andy Grant's Pluck. Bob Burton. Bound to Rise. Brave and Bold. Cash Boy. Chester Rand. Do and Dare. Driven from Home. Erie Train Boy. Facing the World. Hector's Inheritance. Helping Himself. Herbert Carter's Legacy. In a New World. Jack's Ward. Jed, the Poor House Boy. Julius, the Street Boy. Luke Walton. Making His Way. Only an Irish Boy. Paul, the Peddler. Phil, the Fiddler. Ralph Raymond's Heir. Risen from the Ranks. Sam's Chance. Shifting for Himself. Sink or Swim. Slow and Sure. Store Boy. Strive and Succeed. Strong and Steady. Tin Box. Tom, the Bootblack. Tony, the Tramp. Try and Trust. Young Acrobat. Young Outlaw. Young Salesman.
_Price Post-Paid, 35c. each, or any three books for $1.00._
HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I MARK NELSON'S FAMILY 3 II TOM FINDS A WALLET 10 III TOM ASKS A LOAN 17 IV TOM ASKS LEAVE OF ABSENCE 25 V TOM RAISES THE MONEY 33 VI TOM ARRIVES IN PITTSBURG 42 VII THE PITTSBURG HOUSE 51 VIII GRAHAM IN HIS TRUE COLORS 59 IX THE "RIVER BELLE" 68 X ON THE STEAMER 76 XI THE FIRST DAY ON THE RIVER 85 XII NO. 61 AND NO. 62 94 XIII GRAHAM'S DISAPPOINTMENT 104 XIV COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING 113 XV THE ALLEGHANY HOUSE 117 XVI THE EVENTS OF A MORNING 122 XVII TOM'S ARREST 131 XVIII TOM GETS OUT OF HIS DIFFICULTY 140 XIX A MISSOURI TAVERN 149 XX ST. JOE 158 XXI HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME 167 XXII THE YOUNG MAN FROM BOSTON 175 XXIII MR. PEABODY'S TROUBLES 184 XXIV A SAD SIGHT 192 XXV A NIGHT PANIC 201 XXVI MR. PEABODY IS WORSTED 209 XXVII THE LOST HORSE 217 XXVIII INDIAN CASUISTRY 221 XXIX A RACE FOR LIFE 230 XXX TOM BECOMES AN INDIAN 234 XXXI TOM GIVES A MAGICAL SOIREE 240 XXXII TOM'S ESCAPE 247
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: The Young Adventurer by Horatio Alger
- 2: For he held mortgages on twenty farms and buildings
- 3: Hudson is sour and ill tempered
- 4: Tom had read a good deal about California
- 5: His pail was nearly full of huckleberries
- 6: I thought he wanted to sell berries
- 7: Said Squire Hudson incredulously
- 8: Ejaculated the astonished squire
- 9: I hold a mortgage for two thousand dollars on his farm
- 10: Squire Hudson has made me a business proposal this afternoon
- 11: I don't like to increase the mortgage
- 12: Were he such a boy as Sinclair Hudson
- 13: Nelson recovered her gravity instantly
- 14: What a terrible disappointment
- 15: Tom looked at his father gratefully
- 16: At that moment Sinclair Hudson
- 17: So Sinclair ran into the house
- 18: As they were approaching Pittsburg
- 19: How soon the steamer will start after we reach Pittsburg
- 20: Twenty five cents for bringing up two small carpetbags
- 21: Graham told me it would be cheaper to room together
- 22: Tom strayed into a street leading from the main thoroughfare
- 23: As they were walking along Tom caught sight of his roommate
- 24: And got the key for his roommate
- 25: Five minutes later Milton Graham
- 26: Then you don't live in Pittsburg
- 27: I shall have to have a roommate
- 28: Milton Graham had passed him two or three times
- 29: Waterbury may be a very good man
- 30: We were staying at the same hotel in Pittsburg
- 31: Milton Graham saw that Jennie was pretty
- 32: Yankees are very inquisitive always asking questions
- 33: Jennie listened with indignation
- 34: By this time Tom and Jennie were near him again
- 35: Waterbury had six hundred dollars
- 36: It was your friend and late roommate
- 37: Waterbury retired to his berth
- 38: Waterbury and Tom were standing on deck
- 39: And had filled the wallet with bogus bills
- 40: He was probably awake when I entered the stateroom
- 41: Our staterooms are close together
- 42: I can't be so charitable with you
- 43: I wish he could make it in Cincinnati
- 44: Waterbury registered at the Burnet House
- 45: Appropriated part of the funds of the bank
- 46: Graham shook off his transient dull spirits
- 47: The portemonnaie was taken from Tom's pocket
- 48: And stole a wallet from my roommate
- 49: Waterbury is a gentleman of veracity
- 50: Exclaimed the alderman hastily
- 51: Waterbury paused in front of a jewelry store
- 52: Previously Tom had felt no curiosity
- 53: Waterbury will start to morrow
- 54: Ferguson took a walk after supper
- 55: Struck the Scotchman in the face
- 56: I'll wish you health and prosperity in a glass of cold water
- 57: Donald Ferguson looked forward to it with some apprehension
- 58: And went with Ferguson to make the needful purchase
- 59: Are there any mouses in California
- 60: Between Squire Hudson and his son Sinclair
- 61: What a good heart Sinclair has
- 62: Returned Peabody contemptuously
- 63: Who liked to tease the young Bostonian
- 64: Said Lawrence Peabody uneasily
- 65: You might wake up to find yourself scalped
- 66: Fletcher insists that I shall take my turn in standing guard
- 67: Just then Lawrence Peabody came up
- 68: And Peabody was meant for a woman
- 69: Peabody became an object of general attention
- 70: So sternly that the unhappy Bostonian shrank back in dismay
- 71: I am afraid Peabody will make a mighty poor watch
- 72: And Lawrence Peabody maintained his watch
- 73: Peabody did not observe his escape
- 74: Lawrence Peabody was approaching
- 75: Exclaimed Peabody energetically
- 76: Peabody never again mounted Solomon
- 77: That boy is more of a man now than Peabody will ever be
- 78: Scott dismounted and walked about
- 79: And repeated what Scott had said
- 80: Scott turned to the interpreter
- 81: But had the advantage of being fresher
- 82: Have overtaken their intended captives
- 83: The interpreter approached Tom
- 84: And Tom was placed in the center
- 85: And then dismounted for the midday rest
- 86: There was another chorus of ughs
- 87: The other being ridden by their leader
- 88: You are sure they didn't scalp you