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HELPING HIMSELF Or Grant Thornton's Ambition


By Horatio Alger, Jr. New York





CONTENTS


CHAPTER I β€” THE MINISTER'S SON

CHAPTER II β€” GRANT MAKES TWO BUSINESS CALLS

CHAPTER III β€” GRANT WALKS TO SOMERSET

CHAPTER IV β€” A TIMELY RESCUE

CHAPTER V β€” MRS. THORNTON'S PEARLS

CHAPTER VI β€” GRANT GETS INTO UNEXPECTED TROUBLE

CHAPTER VII β€” MRS. SIMPSON COMES TO GRIEF

CHAPTER VIII β€” GRANT TAKES A DECISIVE STEP

CHAPTER IX β€” 'UNCLE GODFREY PARTS FROM GRANT

CHAPTER X β€” A DAY IN WALL STREET

CHAPTER XI β€” GRANT MAKES A FRIEND

CHAPTER XII β€” MRS. ESTABROOK'S PLANS

CHAPTER XIII β€” TWO VIEWS OF TOM CALDER

CHAPTER XIV β€” WILLIS FORD'S NEW FRIENDS

CHAPTER XV β€” AN ARTFUL TRAP

CHAPTER XVI β€” GRANT FALLS UNDER SUSPICION

CHAPTER XVII β€” THE TELLTALE KEY

CHAPTER XVIII β€” GRANT'S ENEMIES TRIUMPH

CHAPTER XIX β€” IMPORTANT EVIDENCE

CHAPTER XX β€” AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL

CHAPTER XXI β€” THE THIEF IS DISCOVERED

CHAPTER XXII β€” WILLIS FORD AT BAY

CHAPTER XXIII β€” JUSTICE TRIUMPHS

CHAPTER XXIV β€” STARTLING NEWS

CHAPTER XXV β€” ANXIOUS INQUIRIES

CHAPTER XXVI β€” A WESTERN CABIN

CHAPTER XXVII β€” THE RIDE TO BARTON'S

CHAPTER XXVIII β€” HERBERT IS PROVIDED WITH A NEW HOME

CHAPTER XXIX β€” INTRODUCES MR. BARTON

CHAPTER XXX β€” A MODEL HOUSEHOLD

CHAPTER XXXI β€” THE HOUSEKEEPER'S CRIME

CHAPTER XXXII β€” HOPE DEFERRED

CHAPTER XXXIII β€” THE JOURNEY BEGINS

CHAPTER XXIV β€” MRS. BARTON'S SURPRISE

CHAPTER XXXV β€” HERBERT BREAKS DOWN

CHAPTER XXXVI β€” GRANT RECEIVES A LETTER

CHAPTER XXXVII β€” WILLIS FORD FINDS THE RUNAWAYS

CHAPTER XXXVIII β€” FORD TAKES A BOLD STEP, BUT FAILS

CHAPTER XXXIX β€” THE HOUSEKEEPER'S RETRIBUTION

CHAPTER XL β€” CONCLUSION









CHAPTER I β€” THE MINISTER'S SON

β€œI wish we were not so terribly poor, Grant,” said Mrs. Thornton, in a discouraged tone.

β€œIs there anything new that makes you say so, mother?” answered the boy of fifteen, whom she addressed.

β€œNothing new, only the same old trouble. Here is a note from Mr. Tudor, the storekeeper.”

β€œLet me see it, mother.”

Grant took a yellow envelope from his mother's hand, and drew out the inclosure, a half sheet of coarse letter paper, which contained the following lines:

β€œJuly 7, 1857.

REV. JOHN THORNTON:

DEAR SIR: Inclosed you will find a bill for groceries and other goods furnished to you in the last six months, amounting to sixty-seven dollars and thirty-four cents ($67.34). It ought to have been paid before. How you, a minister of the Gospel, can justify yourself in using goods which you don't pay for, I can't understand. If I remember rightly, the Bible says: 'Owe no man anything.' As I suppose you recognize the Bible as an authority, I expect you to pay up promptly, and oblige,

Yours respectfully, THOMAS TUDOR.”

Grant looked vexed and indignant. β€œI think that is an impudent letter, mother,” he said.

β€œIt is right that the man should have his money, Grant.”

β€œThat is true, but he might have asked for it civilly, without taunting my poor father with his inability to pay. He would pay if he could.”

β€œHeaven knows he would, Grant,” said his mother, sighing.

β€œI would like to give Mr. Tudor a piece of my mind.” β€œI would rather pay his bill. No, Grant, though he is neither kind nor considerate, we must admit that his claim is a just one. If I only knew where to turn for money!”

β€œHave you shown the bill to father?” asked Grant.

β€œNo; you know how unpractical your father is. It would only annoy and make him anxious, and he would not know what to do. Your poor father has no business faculty.”

β€œHe is a very learned man,” said Grant, proudly.

β€œYes, he graduated very high at college, and is widely respected by his fellow ministers, but he has no aptitude for business.”

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