Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
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Alger Horatio Jr.. Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
CHAPTER I – THE MINISTER’S SON
CHAPTER II – GRANT MAKES TWO BUSINESS CALLS
CHAPTER III – GRANT WALKS TO SOMERSET
CHAPTER IV – A TIMELY RESCUE
CHAPTER V – MRS. THORNTON’S PEARLS
CHAPTER VI – GRANT GETS INTO UNEXPECTED TROUBLE
CHAPTER VII – MRS. SIMPSON COMES TO GRIEF
CHAPTER VIII – GRANT TAKES A DECISIVE STEP
CHAPTER IX – ‘UNCLE GODFREY PARTS FROM GRANT
CHAPTER X – A DAY IN WALL STREET
CHAPTER XI – GRANT MAKES A FRIEND
CHAPTER XII – MRS. ESTABROOK’S PLANS
CHAPTER XIII – TWO VIEWS OF TOM CALDER
CHAPTER XIV – WILLIS FORD’S NEW FRIENDS
CHAPTER XV – AN ARTFUL TRAP
CHAPTER XVI – GRANT FALLS UNDER SUSPICION
CHAPTER XVII – THE TELLTALE KEY
CHAPTER XVIII – GRANT’S ENEMIES TRIUMPH
CHAPTER XIX – IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
CHAPTER XX – AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
CHAPTER XXI – THE THIEF IS DISCOVERED
CHAPTER XXII – WILLIS FORD AT BAY
CHAPTER XXIII – JUSTICE TRIUMPHS
CHAPTER XXIV – STARTLING NEWS
CHAPTER XXV – ANXIOUS INQUIRIES
CHAPTER XXVI – A WESTERN CABIN
CHAPTER XXVII – THE RIDE TO BARTON’S
CHAPTER XXVIII – HERBERT IS PROVIDED WITH A NEW HOME
CHAPTER XXIX – INTRODUCES MR. BARTON
CHAPTER XXX – A MODEL HOUSEHOLD
CHAPTER XXXI – THE HOUSEKEEPER’S CRIME
CHAPTER XXXII – HOPE DEFERRED
CHAPTER XXXIII – THE JOURNEY BEGINS
CHAPTER XXIV – MRS. BARTON’S SURPRISE
CHAPTER XXXV – HERBERT BREAKS DOWN
CHAPTER XXXVI – GRANT RECEIVES A LETTER
CHAPTER XXXVII – WILLIS FORD FINDS THE RUNAWAYS
CHAPTER XXXVIII – FORD TAKES A BOLD STEP, BUT FAILS
CHAPTER XXXIX – THE HOUSEKEEPER’S RETRIBUTION
CHAPTER XL – CONCLUSION
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Deacon Gridley had a small farm, and farming was his chief occupation, but he had a few thousand dollars laid away in stocks and bonds, and, being a thrifty man, not to say mean, he managed to save up nearly all the interest, which he added to his original accumulation. He always coveted financial trusts, and so it came about that he was parish treasurer. It was often convenient for him to keep in his hands, for a month at a time, money thus collected which ought to have been paid over at once to the minister, but the deacon was a thoroughly selfish man, and cared little how pressed for money Mr. Thornton might be, as long as he himself derived some benefit from holding on to the parish funds.
The deacon was mowing the front yard of his house when Grant came up to his front gate.
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It was one of those country variety stores where almost everything in the way of house supplies can be obtained, from groceries to dry goods.
Mr. Tudor was a small man, with a parchment skin and insignificant features. He was in the act of weighing out a quantity of sugar for a customer when Grant entered.
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