Chapter I: Front Matter

THE RICH LITTLE POOR BOY

ELEANOR GATES

THE RICH
LITTLE POOR BOY

BY

ELEANOR GATES

AUTHOR OF "THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL,"
"THE PLOW-WOMAN," "THE BIOGRAPHY OF A
PRAIRIE GIRL," "ALEC LLOYD, COW-PUNCHER,"
"PIGGIE," ETC.

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK :: MCMXXII :: LONDON

COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TO

F. F. M.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE WICKED GIANT 1

II. PRIDE AND PENALTY 10

III. A FEAST AND AN EXCURSION 17

IV. THE FOUR MILLIONAIRES 24

V. NEW FRIENDS 36

VI. THE DEAREST WISH 52

VII. A SERIOUS STEP 60

VIII. MORE TREASURES 68

IX. ONE-EYE 79

X. THE SURPRISE 93

XI. THE DISCOVERY 108

XII. A PRODIGAL PUFFED UP 117

XIII. CHANGES 122

XIV. THE HEAVEN THAT NEARLY HAPPENED 138

XV. SCOUTS 144

XVI. HOPE DEFERRED 153

XVII. MR. PERKINS 160

XVIII. THE ROOF 172

XIX. A DIFFERENT CIS 183

XX. THE HANDBOOK 190

XXI. THE MEETING 201

XXII. CIS TELLS A SECRET 212

XXIII. ROSES THAT TATTLED 219

XXIV. FATHER PAT 233

XXV. AN ALLY CROSSES A SWORD 241

XXVI. THE END OF A LONG DAY 247

XXVII. ANOTHER GIFT 255

XXVIII. ANOTHER STORY 275

XXIX. REVOLT 290

XXX. DISASTER 300

XXXI. THE VISION 318

XXXII. HELP 330

XXXIII. ONE-EYE FIGHTS 345

XXXIV. SIR ALGERNON 357

XXXV. GOOD-BYS 363

XXXVI. LEFT BEHIND 373

XXXVII. UPS AND DOWNS 379

XXXVIII. ANOTHER GOOD-BY 391

XXXIX. THE LETTER 400

XL. "THE TRUE WAY" 407

THE RICH LITTLE POOR BOY

ELEANOR GATES