FALLING IN
WITH FORTUNE
OR
THE EXPERIENCES OF A YOUNG
SECRETARY
BY
AUTHOR OF "OUT FOR BUSINESS," "THE YOUNG BOATMAN,"
"SINK OR SWIM," "LUCK OR PLUCK," "PAUL, THE
PEDDLER," "ONLY AN IRISH BOY," ETC.
COMPLETED BY
AUTHOR OF "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL,""THE ROVER BOYS
ON THE OCEAN," "THE ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLE,"
"THE ROVER BOYS OUT WEST," ETC.
THE MERSHON COMPANY
RAHWAY, N. J. NEWYORK
Copyright, 1900,
by
THE MERSHON COMPANY
FALLING IN WITH FORTUNE.
PREFACE.
"Falling in with Fortune" is a complete tale in itself, but forms thesecond of two companion volumes, the first being entitled, "Out forBusiness."
In this story are related the adventures of Robert Frost, who figuredin the other volume mentioned. In the first tale we saw how Robert wascompelled to leave home on account of the harsh actions of hisstep-father, and what he did while "out for business," as hefrequently expressed it.
In the present tale our hero, by a curious combination ofcircumstances, becomes the private secretary to a rich lady, andtravels with this lady to England and other places. The lady has anephew whose character is none of the best, and as this young man hadformerly occupied the position now assigned to Robert, our hero'splace becomes no easy one to fill. Yet his natural stoutheartednesshelps him to overcome every obstacle and brings his many surprisingadventures to a satisfactory ending.
The two stories, "Out for Business" and "Falling in with Fortune,"give to the reader the last tales begun by that famous writer of boys'tales, Mr. Horatio Alger, Jr., whose books have sold to the extent ofhundreds of thousands of copies, not alone in America, but likewise inEngland, Australia, and elsewhere. The gifted writer was stricken whenon the point of finishing the tales, and when he saw that he could notcomplete them himself, it was to the present writer that he turned,and an outline for a conclusion was drawn up which met with hisapproval--and this outline had been filled out in order to bring thestories to a finish and make them, as nearly as possible, what Mr.Alger intended they should be. The success of the first of thecompanion tales causes the present writer to hope that the second willmeet with equal favor.
Arthur M. Winfield.
July 1, 1900.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
I. Thrown Out of Employment
II. The Accusation and What Followed
III. Getting Settled
IV. The Old Secretary and the New
V. A Plot against Robert
VI. Mrs. Vernon's Money
VII. The Doctor's Visit
VIII. Frederic Vernon's Perplexity
IX. Robert Re BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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