Chapter I: Front Matter

Dick the Bank Boy
Or
A Missing Fortune

BY FRANK V. WEBSTER

AUTHOR OF "ONLY A FARM BOY," "BOB THE CASTAWAY,"
"COMRADES OF THE SADDLE," "AIRSHIP ANDY," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR BOYS

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By FRANK V. WEBSTER

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12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

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ONLY A FARM BOY
TOM, THE TELEPHONE BOY
THE BOY FROM THE RANCH
THE YOUNG TREASURE HUNTER
BOB, THE CASTAWAY
THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE
THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS
THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES
TWO BOY GOLD MINERS
JACK, THE RUNAWAY
COMRADES OF THE SADDLE
THE BOYS OF BELLWOOD SCHOOL
THE HIGH SCHOOL RIVALS
AIRSHIP ANDY
BOB CHESTER'S GRIT
BEN HARDY'S FLYING MACHINE
DICK, THE BANK BOY
DARRY, THE LIFE SAVER

Copyright, 1911, by

CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

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DICK, THE BANK BOY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE MEETING ON THE ROAD 1

II. A MOTHER WORTH FIGHTING FOR 9

III. DICK'S FIRST WAGES 17

IV. IN SEARCH OF A JOB 24

V. MR. GRAYLOCK RECEIVES A SURPRISE 32

VI. BOUND FOR THE OLD FISHING HOLE 40

VII. DICK MAKES A GALLANT RESCUE 48

VIII. THE COMING OF A LETTER 57

IX. GREAT NEWS 66

X. THE MEETING IN THE BANK 74

XI. FRIENDLY ADVISE 83

XII. GATHERING CLOUDS 92

XIII. WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE 100

XIV. UNDER SUSPICION 108

XV. MR. GRAYLOCK SEEMS DISAPPOINTED 117

XVI. FORTUNE'S FAVORS 125

XVII. THE INVESTIGATION 133

XVIII. THE RECEIVING TELLER FREES HIS MIND 142

XIX. NOT FOR SALE 149

XX. A RED LETTER DAY 157

XXI. GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE 165

XXII. A REMARKABLE BIT OF INTELLIGENCE 173

XXIII. NEARING A CLIMAX 181

XXIV. MR. GRAYLOCK MEETS HIS WATERLOO 190

XXV. CONCLUSION 198

DICK, THE BANK BOY