A Struggle for a Fortune
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Castlemon Harry. A Struggle for a Fortune
CHAPTER I. About Money
CHAPTER II. A Friend In Need
CHAPTER III “Mental Reservation.”
CHAPTER IV. A Keepsake
CHAPTER V. Jonas Tries to Make Amends
CHAPTER VI. Nat Sees a Friend
CHAPTER VII. Mr. Graves Is Astonished
CHAPTER VIII. The Storekeeper Speaks
CHAPTER IX. Peleg Sees Enough
CHAPTER X. Peleg’s Ghost Story
CHAPTER XI. Nat’s Fortune
CHAPTER XII. Two Brave Hunters
CHAPTER XIII. The Rabbit’s Foot
CHAPTER XIV. The Storekeeper in Action
CHAPTER XV. Nat Wood, Gentleman
CHAPTER XVI. Benny, the Tramp
CHAPTER XVII. Conclusion
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“Nat, what do you reckon he meant by that?”
“Meant by what?”
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“Caleb, you know where that old fallen log is beside the branch near the place where we get water?” said Nat. “Well, go on the off side of that and you will see leaves pushed against the log. Brush aside the leaves and there you will find the bag.”
Caleb at once posted off and Jonas, after looking in vain for a seat, turned the milk bucket upside down, perched himself upon it and resumed his mild lecture to Nat over keeping his money hidden from him for so many years. He was the oldest and knew more about money than Nat did, he was a little fellow when he came there – when Jonas reached this point in his lecture he stopped and looked steadily at the floor. Nat was only three years old when he came to take up his abode under the roof of Jonas Keeler, to be abused worse than any dog that ever lived, both by Jonas and his son Caleb, and how could he at that tender age hide away his money so that Jonas could not find it?
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