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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Adrift in New York, by Horatio Alger This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World Author: Horatio Alger Release Date: June 14, 2006 [eBook #18581] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ADRIFT IN NEW YORK*** E-text prepared by George Smith Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 18581-h.htm or 18581-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/5/8/18581/18581-h/18581-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/5/8/18581/18581-h.zip) ADRIFT IN NEW YORK Or, Tom and Florence Braving the World by HORATIO ALGER, JR. Author of "Mark Mason's Victory," "Ben Bruce," "Bernard Brook's Adventures," "A Debt of Honor," etc., etc. A. L. Burt Company, Publishers New York 1900 ADRIFT IN NEW YORK. Chapter I. The Missing Heir. "Uncle, you are not looking well to-night." "I'm not well, Florence. I sometimes doubt if I shall ever be any better." "Surely, uncle, you cannot mean----" "Yes, my child, I have reason to believe that I am nearing the end." "I cannot bear to hear you speak so, uncle," said Florence Linden, in irrepressible agitation. "You are not an old man. You are but fifty-four." "True, Florence, but it is not years only that make a man old. Two great sorrows have embittered my life. First, the death of my dearly beloved wife, and next, the loss of my boy, Harvey." "It is long since I have heard you refer to my cousin's loss. I thought you had become reconciled--no, I do not mean that,--I thought your regret might be less poignant." "I have not permitted myself to speak of it, but I have never ceased to think of it day and night." John Linden paused sadly, then resumed: "If he had died, I might, as you say, have become reconciled; but he was abducted at the age of four by a revengeful servant whom I had discharged from my employment. Heaven knows whether he is living or dead, but it is impressed upon my mind that he still lives, it may be in misery, it
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