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Title: The Missing Tin Box
or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds

Author: Arthur M. Winfield

Release Date: January 5, 2010 [EBook #30864]

Language: English

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THE MISSING TIN BOX

OR

THE STOLEN RAILROAD BONDS.

BY _ARTHUR M. WINFIELD_

_Author of "Schooldays of Fred Harley," "Poor but Plucky," "By Pluck,
Not Luck," Etc., etc._

CHICAGO:
M. A. DONOHUE & CO.

COPYRIGHT, 1897.
W. L. ALLISON CO.

CONTENTS.

I. The Missing Tin Box

II. A Brave Youth's Reward

III. A Serious Charge

IV. Hal Stands up for Himself

V. Hal Determines to Act

VI. A Blow in the Dark

VII. Hal Determines to Investigate

VIII. Felix Hardwick is astonished

IX. The Plot Against Hal

X. Hal is accused

XI. For and Against

XII. Hal in a Fearful Situation

XIII. Hal Shows His Mettle

XIV. Hal Expressed his Opinion

XV. Hal Defends a Girl

XVI. Hal on the Watch

XVII. Near to Death

XVIII. Hal in a Tight Situation

XIX. A Narrow Escape

XX. Following Allen

XXI. In a Dangerous Place

XXII. Hal Meets Laura Sumner

XXIII. Hal's Bold Scheme

XXIV. Hal in a New Role

XXV. Hal's Escape from Hardwick

XXVI. Hal Obtains Another Situation

XXVII. Hal Plays a Daring Part

XXVIII. Hal is Exposed

XXIX. Hal Makes a Lively Move

XXX. The Missing Tin Box

XXXI. Hardwick's Dash for Liberty

XXXII. A Surprising Revelation

THE MISSING TIN BOX.

CHAPTER I.

AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.

"What are the bonds worth, Allen?"

"Close on to eighty thousand dollars, Hardwick."

"Phew! as much as that?"

"Yes. The market has been going up since the first of December."

"How did