Strong and Steady
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Alger Horatio Jr.. Strong and Steady
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. THE ESSEX CLASSICAL INSTITUTE
CHAPTER II. IN THE CARS
CHAPTER III. AT HOME
CHAPTER IV. JACOB DRUMMOND, OF STAPLETON
CHAPTER V. JACOB DRUMMOND—CONTINUED
CHAPTER VI. FUTURE PLANS
CHAPTER VII. MR. DRUMMOND'S HUMBLE ROOF
CHAPTER VIII. WALTER MAKES A REVELATION
CHAPTER IX. HOW MR. DRUMMOND TOOK THE NEWS
CHAPTER X. MR. DRUMMOND'S STORE
CHAPTER XI. JOSHUA STIRS UP THE WRONG CUSTOMER
CHAPTER XII. AFTER THE BATTLE
CHAPTER XIII. THE ARROW AND THE PIONEER
CHAPTER XIV. A BRILLIANT SCHEME
CHAPTER XV. WAYS AND MEANS
CHAPTER XVI. JOSHUA TRIES KEEPING STORE
CHAPTER XVII. JOSHUA'S DISAPPOINTMENT
CHAPTER XVIII. WALTER FINDS HIMSELF IN HOT WATER
CHAPTER XIX. THE TABLES ARE TURNED
CHAPTER XX. IN WHICH JOSHUA COMES TO GRIEF
CHAPTER XXI. A NEW ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER XXII. MESSRS. FLINT AND PUSHER
CHAPTER XXIII. WALTER LOSES HIS MONEY
CHAPTER XXIV. SLIPPERY DICK
CHAPTER XXV. A HARD CUSTOMER
CHAPTER XXVI. BUSINESS EXPERIENCES
CHAPTER XXVII. A CABIN IN THE WOODS
CHAPTER XXVIII. STRANGE ACQUAINTANCES
CHAPTER XXIX. DANGER THREATENS
CHAPTER XXX. THE ROBBER WALKS INTO A TRAP
CHAPTER XXXI. WALTER'S ESCAPE
CHAPTER XXXII. A STRANGE HIDING-PLACE
CHAPTER XXXIII. WALTER SHOWS STRATEGY
CHAPTER XXXIV. DELIVERANCE
CHAPTER XXXV. THE LAST OF JACK MANGUM
CHAPTER XXXVI. JOSHUA BIDS GOOD-BY TO STAPLETON
CHAPTER XXXVII. CONCLUSION
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"Strong and Steady" is the third volume of the "Luck and Pluck Series." Though the story is quite distinct from its predecessors, it is intended to illustrate the same general principle. Walter Conrad, the hero, is unexpectedly reduced from affluence to poverty, and compelled to fight his own way in life. Undaunted by misfortune, he makes up his mind to "paddle his own canoe," and, declining the offers of friends, sets to work with a resolute will and persistent energy, which command success in the end.
Hoping that Walter's adventures may prove of interest to his young readers, and win the same favorable verdict which has been pronounced upon his previous books, the author takes his leave for the present, with many thanks for the generous welcome so often accorded to him.
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"I expect to hear from home to-morrow," said Walter.
"Why to-morrow in particular? Do you generally get letters Thursday?"
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