BEN SWUNG HIS HAT AND SHOUTED, AND AT LAST CAUGHT THE NOTICE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE BANK.—P. 51.
THE TELEGRAPH
MESSENGER BOY
OR
THE STRAIGHT ROAD TO SUCCESS
BY
EDWARD S. ELLIS
AUTHOR OF “DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI,” “LIFE OF KIT
CARSON,” “LOST IN THE WILDS,” “RED
PLUME,” ETC.
CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Copyright, 1889, by
N. L. MUNRO
Copyright, 1904, by
THE MERSHON COMPANY
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | On a Log | [1] |
| II. | The Collision | [8] |
| III. | The Office Boy | [16] |
| IV. | A Message in the Night | [22] |
| V. | In Storm and Darkness | [29] |
| VI. | “Tell Mother I Am All Right” | [36] |
| VII. | A Thrilling Voyage | [43] |
| VIII. | The Cipher Telegram | [50] |
| IX. | The Translation | [57] |
| X. | Farmer Jones | [64] |
| XI. | The Value of Courtesy | [71] |
| XII. | A Call | [78] |
| XIII. | At the Grandin Mansion | [85] |
| XIV. | The Conspiracy | [93] |
| XV. | An Affray at Night | [99] |
| XVI. | The Third Telegram | [106] |
| XVII. | Decidedly Mixed | [113] |
| XVIII. | Between Two Fires | [120] |
| XIX. | Baffled! | [127] |
| XX. | Watching and Waiting | [134] |
| XXI. | “Lay Low!” | [141] |
| XXII. | The Battle of Life | [148] |
| XXIII. | Face to Face | [155] |
| XXIV. | Startling Discoveries | [160] |
| XXV. | In the Nick of Time | [169] |
| XXVI. | Conclusion | [176] |
The Telegraph Messenger Boy