Chapter I: Front Matter

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MAKING HIS MARK

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BY

HORATIO ALGER, JR.
Author of "The Odds Against Him,"
"The Young Boatman," etc.

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ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT L. MASON

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA MCMIII

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COPYRIGHT 1901 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

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CONTENTS

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I AN UNPLEASANT TALK

II MR. TUBBS, THE GROCER

III MRS. LANE'S DISAPPOINTMENT

IV THE LOST LETTER

V ABEL ARRIVES IN PORTVILLE

VI THE SON AND HEIR

VII A PLEBEIAN RELATIVE

VIII A COLD RECEPTION

IX A LUCKY RESCUE

X GERALD FINDS A SYMPATHIZING FRIEND

XI THE BURGLAR'S DEFEAT

XII A GROCER'S CLERK

XIII AN ARTFUL TRICK

XIV A CRISIS

XV A STRANGE PROPOSAL

XVI MRS. LANE'S SURPRISE

XVII GERALD LEAVES PORTVILLE

XVIII A NEW ACQUAINTANCE

XIX A BOLD ROBBERY

XX A LETTER FROM PORTVILLE

XXI A MINING SETTLEMENT IN MONTANA

XXII THE TABLES ARE TURNED

XXIII NEW ARRANGEMENTS

XXIV A NEW HOME

XXV A PERILOUS RIDE

XXVI SAUL GRIDLEY SEEKS REVENGE

XXVII SAUL GRIDLEY'S UNPLEASANT SURPRISE

XXVIII A TRIP ON HORSEBACK

XXIX NERO

XXX THE CIRCUS

XXXI RANSOM

XXXII IMPRISONED

XXXIII RESCUED

XXXIV A DEED OF GIFT

XXXV JOHN GRAVES REAPPEARS

XXXVI MRS. LANE'S DISCOMFITURE

XXXVII CONCLUSION

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MAKING HIS MARK