Chapter I: Front Matter

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A DEBT OF HONOR.

THE STORY OF
GERALD LANE’S SUCCESS IN THE FAR WEST.

BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.,

_Author of “Joe’s Luck,” “Tom the Bootblack,” “Dan the
Newsboy,” “The Errand Boy,” etc., etc._

With Five Page Illustrations by J. Watson Davis.

A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS,
52-58 DUANE STREET, NEW YORK.

Copyright, 1900, by A. L. BURT

A DEBT OF HONOR.

BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. The Cabin in the Foothills 1

II. A Debt of Honor 15

III. Bradley Wentworth 22

IV. Comparing Notes 27

V. A Compact 34

VI. A Startling Discovery 42

VII. Tracking the Thief 50

VIII. Foiling a Thief 58

IX. Alone in the World 66

X. An Unexpected Visitor 75

XI. Jake Amsden Makes an Early Call, and Has
a Warm Reception 84

XII. An International Combat 93

XIII. A Victim of Injustice 101

XIV. Jake Amsden Turns Over a New Leaf 109

XV. Bradley Wentworth’s Morning Mail 116

XVI. A Letter from Jake Amsden 124

XVII. The Backwoods Hotel 132

XVIII. The Peters Family 140

XIX. Science Versus Strength 148

XX. Hitting the Bull’s-Eye 156

XXI. On the Steamer Rock Island 165

XXII. Bradley Wentworth Tries to Make Mischief 173

XXIII. Mr. Standish Receives a Commission 182

XXIV. A False Alarm 191

XXV. Gerald has an Unpleasant Adventure 199

XXVI. Tip and his Tricks 207

XXVII. Mr. Standish States his Business 212

XXVIII. Mr. Standish Gains a Barren Victory 216

XXIX. Gerald is Released 224

XXX. Tidings of the Fugitive 233

XXXI. The Young Runaways 238

XXXII. Arthur Grigson’s Treachery 242

XXXIII. Interviewing a Burglar 250

XXXIV. A Strange Meeting 258

XXXV. Thomas Hastings 267

XXXVI. Old Acquaintances 275

XXXVII. A Letter from Gulchville 283

XXXVIII. Gerald Sells his Patrimony 288

XXXIX. Conclusion 293

A DEBT OF HONOR.