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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
Character set encoding: ASCII
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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
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