Tom, The Bootblack: or, The Road to Success
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Horatio Alger Jr.. Tom, The Bootblack: or, The Road to Success
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCING TOM, THE BOOTBLACK
CHAPTER II. STRUCK DOWN
CHAPTER III. A STREET FIGHT
CHAPTER IV. AT THE HOSPITAL
CHAPTER V. THE LAST INTERVIEW
CHAPTER VI. THE REVELATION
CHAPTER VII. TOM TURNS OVER A NEW LEAF
CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECT OF A NEW SUIT
CHAPTER IX. BESSIE BENTON
CHAPTER X. TOM ARRIVES IN CINCINNATI
CHAPTER XI. BESSIE BENTON AT HOME
CHAPTER XII. TOM GAINS A LITTLE INFORMATION
CHAPTER XIII. AN ADVENTURE
CHAPTER XIV. A FASHIONABLE BOARDING-HOUSE
CHAPTER XV. TOM CHANGES HIS BOARDING-HOUSE
CHAPTER XVI. MAURICE IS ASTONISHED
CHAPTER XVII. THE SCARRED FACE
CHAPTER XVIII. UNCLE AND NEPHEW
CHAPTER XIX. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND
CHAPTER XX. BAFFLED, BUT NOT DISCOURAGED
CHAPTER XXI. A CONSPIRACY
CHAPTER XXII. THE THEFT OF THE PAPER
CHAPTER XXIII. THE TABLES TURNED
CHAPTER XXIV. A SUDDEN DEPARTURE
CHAPTER XXV. MAURICE BETRAYS HIMSELF
CHAPTER XXVI. MAURICE AND BESSIE BENTON
CHAPTER XXVII. JAMES GREY'S RESIDENCE
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE GUEST OF HIS ENEMY
CHAPTER XXIX. GILBERT AND JASPER
CHAPTER XXX. DECEITFUL HOSPITALITY
CHAPTER XXXI. BUCEPHALUS
CHAPTER XXXII. AN UNWELCOME RETURN
CHAPTER XXXIII. ANOTHER PLOT
CHAPTER XXXIV. A RIDE THROUGH THE WOODS
CHAPTER XXXV. HOW GILBERT IS DISPOSED OF
CHAPTER XXXVI. HUGH BETRAYS HIS PRINCIPAL
CHAPTER XXXVII. A FINAL SURRENDER
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No sooner had Tom left the room than the old man rose slowly from his couch, and, walking feebly to the door, bolted it; then, going to a corner of the room, he lifted a plank from the flooring, and, thrusting his hand beneath, drew up a tin box. He opened this with a small key which he wore about his neck, suspended by a cord, and revealed a heap of silver and copper coins, filling the box two-thirds full. Upon this his eyes were fixed with eager and gloating satisfaction.
"It's all mine!" he muttered, joyfully. "Tom doesn't know about it. He mustn't know – he might want me to spend it. I will count it."
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There was a rush to his rescue, and he was lifted up and carried into a neighboring shop.
"Does anybody know who he is, or where he lives?" asked a policeman.
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