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Title: The Tin Box
and What it Contained

Author: Horatio Alger

Release Date: November 10, 2008 [EBook #27222]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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THE TIN BOX

and What it Contained

By HORATIO ALGER, JR.

Author of "The Errand Boy," "Joe's Luck,"
"Mark Manning's Mission," "Mark
Mason's Victory," etc., etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I A COLLISION 1
II SIGNS OF A TEMPEST 8
III MRS. ROSS MAKES TWO UNSATISFACTORY VISITS 15
IV HARRY LOSES HIS PLACE, AFTER ALL 23
V LOOKING FOR WORK 30
VI UNCLE OBED ARRIVES FROM ILLINOIS 38
VII AN UNWELCOME GUEST 46
VIII UNCLE OBED MAKES A PROPOSAL 53
IX NOTICE TO QUIT 57
X PHILIP MEETS HIS MATCH 67
XI THE TWO CONSPIRATORS 73
XII AN UNEXPECTED INVITATION 77
XIII THREE YOUNG SPORTSMEN 81
XIV WHAT HAPPENED TO HARRY IN THE WOOD 87
XV PHILIP'S BAD ADVISOR 93
XVI BOUND HAND AND FOOT 101
XVII WHAT HARRY SAW IN THE WOOD 108
XVIII HARRY'S COMMISSION 115
XIX A SECOND VISIT TO THE WOOD 122
XX ON THE WAY TO NEW YORK 130
XXI A REWARD OFFERED 138
XXII BROUGHT TO BAY 145
XXIII FINDING THE BOX 153
XXIV PHILIP IN A TIGHT PLACE 159
XXV PHILIP BECOMES A PRISONER 166
XXVI PHILIP IS FORCED TO APO