The Princess and Joe Potter

The Princess and Joe Potter
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Otis James. The Princess and Joe Potter

CHAPTER I. A RUINED MERCHANT

CHAPTER II. THE PRINCESS

CHAPTER III. AN ADVERTISEMENT

CHAPTER IV. JOE'S FLIGHT

CHAPTER V. IN THE CITY

CHAPTER VI. DAN, THE DETECTIVE

CHAPTER VII. AUNT DORCAS

CHAPTER VIII. A HUNGRY DETECTIVE

CHAPTER IX. A FUGITIVE

CHAPTER X. THE JOURNEY

CHAPTER XI. A BRIBE

CHAPTER XII. A STRUGGLE IN THE NIGHT

CHAPTER XIII. A CONFESSION

CHAPTER XIV. A RAY OF LIGHT

CHAPTER XV. AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL

CHAPTER XVI. THE REWARD

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It was no easy task for Joe Potter to carry his burden, light though it was, amid the throng of pedestrians, without being pushed rudely here or there by those who were so intent upon their own business or pleasure as to give but little heed to the boy and the child.

Had he been alone, he could readily have forced a passage, but fearing lest the little maid might be injured by rough contact with one or the other, he proceeded so cautiously as to make but slight headway, until, forsaking the sidewalk, he betook himself to the street.

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Master Plummer was willing to comply with this request, and did indeed appear to be making strenuous efforts to walk at a more rapid pace; but having patterned after a snail so many years, it seemed impossible for him to overcome what had become a habit.

Not once during the short journey did the princess make any protest against the plan her temporary guardian had suggested.

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