Bob Burton
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Horatio Alger Jr.. Bob Burton
CHAPTER I. MR. BURTON'S RANCH
CHAPTER II. AARON WOLVERTON
CHAPTER III. A LITTLE RETROSPECT
CHAPTER IV. THE SUDDEN SUMMONS
CHAPTER V. WOLVERTON'S FIRST MOVE
CHAPTER VI. THE LOST RECEIPT
CHAPTER VII. WOLVERTON'S ADVENTURE WITH CLIP
CHAPTER VIII. WOLVERTON'S DISMAY
CHAPTER IX. SAM'S GIFT
CHAPTER X. SAM IN A TIGHT PLACE
CHAPTER XI. AN ANGRY CONFERENCE
CHAPTER XII. WOLVERTON'S WATERLOO
CHAPTER XIII. WHAT BOB FOUND IN THE CREEK
CHAPTER XIV. THE BOAT AND ITS OWNER
CHAPTER XV. BOB BUYS THE FERRY-BOAT
CHAPTER XVI. WOLVERTON'S BAFFLED SCHEME
CHAPTER XVII. WOLVERTON'S POOR TENANT
CHAPTER XVIII. WOLVERTON'S WICKED PLAN
CHAPTER XIX. MR. WOLVERTON MEETS TWO CONGENIAL SPIRITS
CHAPTER XX. AN UNEXPECTED PASSENGER
CHAPTER XXI. HOW WOLVERTON WAS FOOLED
CHAPTER XXII. THE FIRST DAY
CHAPTER XXIII. A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER
CHAPTER XXIV. CLIP MAKES A LITTLE MONEY FOR HIMSELF
CHAPTER XXV. CLIP'S SECRET MISSION
CHAPTER XXVI. WAS IT THE CAT?
CHAPTER XXVII. THE MYSTERIOUS PASSENGER IS DISCOVERED
CHAPTER XXVIII. SAM FINDS A RELATION
CHAPTER XXIX. ROCKY CREEK LANDING
CHAPTER XXX. AN UNLUCKY EVENING
CHAPTER XXXI. HOW CLIP WAS CAPTURED
CHAPTER XXXII. THE BOYS IMPRISONED
CHAPTER XXXIII. A LUCKY ESCAPE
CHAPTER XXXIV. MR. WOLVERTON'S LETTER
CHAPTER XXXV. BOB'S ARRIVAL IN ST. LOUIS
CHAPTER XXXVI. A THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
CHAPTER XXXVII. BROWN AND MINTON WALK INTO A TRAP
CHAPTER XXXVIII. WHAT BOB BROUGHT HOME
CHAPTER XXXIX. CONCLUSION
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Richard Burton drove rapidly to the village. I may state here that the name of the township was Carver. Like most Western villages, it consisted principally of one long, central street, containing buildings of all sizes and descriptions, from a three-story hotel to a one-story office. But there seemed to be a good deal going on all the time – much more than in an Eastern town of the size. Western people are active, progressive, never content to stand still. In the drowsy atmosphere that pervades many an Eastern country town they would stagnate, but there perpetual motion is the rule.
Everybody in Carver knew Richard Burton. Everybody liked him also; he was easy and social with all. I have said everybody, but I must make one exception, and that was the man on whom he now proposed to call.
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There was a little more conversation, and then Richard Burton went out.
"Good-bye, Wolverton. Come to my ranch some time. I'll give you a seat at supper, and we will smoke a cigar afterwards."
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