| [Chapter I.] | In Which J. Rufus Wallingford Conceives a Brilliant Invention
| 9 |
| [Chapter II.] | Wherein Edward Lamb Beholds the Amazing Profits of the
Carpet-tack Industry | 21 |
| [Chapter III.] | Mr. Wallingford's Lamb Is Carefully Inspired with a Flash
of Creative Genius | 33 |
| [Chapter IV.] | J. Rufus Accepts a Temporary Accommodation and Buys an
Automobile | 45 |
| [Chapter V.] | The Universal Covered Carpet Tack Company Forms Amid Great
Enthusiasm | 58 |
| [Chapter VI.] | In Which an Astounding Revelation Is Made Concerning J.
Rufus | 71 |
| [Chapter VII.] | Wherein the Great Tack Inventor Suddenly Decides to Change
His Location | 93 |
| [Chapter VIII.] | Mr. Wallingford Takes a Dose of His Own Bitter Medicine
| 111 |
| [Chapter IX.] | Mr. Wallingford Shows Mr. Clover How to Do the Widows and
Orphans Good | 129 |
| [Chapter X.] | An Amazing Combination of Philanthropy and Profit is
Inaugurated | 140 |
| [Chapter XI.] | Neil Takes a Sudden Interest in the Business, and
Wallingford Lets Go | 155 |
| [Chapter XII.] | Fate Arranges for J. Rufus an Opportunity to Manufacture
Sales Recorders | 171 |
| [Chapter XIII.] | Mr. Wallingford Offers Unlimited Financial Backing to a
New Enterprise | 187 |
| [Chapter XIV.] | Showing How Five Hundred Dollars May Do the Work of Five
Thousand | 202 |
| [Chapter XV.] | Wallingford Generously Loans The Pneumatic Company Some of
Its Own Money | 215 |
| [Chapter XVI.] | The Financier Takes a Flying Trip to Europe on an Affair of
the Heart | 232 |
| [Chapter XVII.] | Wherein a Good Stomach for Strong Drink is Worth Thousands
of Dollars | 246 |
| [Chapter XVIII.] | The Town of Battlesburg Finds a Private Railroad Car in
Its Midst! | 256 |
| [Chapter XIX.] | Mr. Wallingford Wins the Town of Battlesburg by the Toss of
a Coin | 273 |
| [Chapter XX.] | Battlesburg Smells Money and Plunges into a Mad Orgie of
Speculation | 293 |
| [Chapter XXI.] | In Which the Sheep Are Sheared and Skinned and Their Hides
Tanned | 310 |
| [Chapter XXII.] | J. Rufus Prefers Farming in America to Promoting in Europe
| 330 |
| [Chapter XXIII.] | A Corner on Farmers is Formed and It Beholds a Most
Wonderful Vision | 347 |
| [Chapter XXIV.] | The Farmers' Commercial Association Does Terrific Things
to the Board of Trade | 365 |
| [Chapter XXV.] | Mr. Fox Solves His Great Problem and Mr. Wallingford Falls
With a Thud | 383 |
| [Chapter XXVI.] | J. Rufus Scents a Fortune in Smoke and Lets Mr. Nickel See
the Flames | 399 |
| [Chapter XXVII.] | Mr. Wallingford Gambles a Bit and Picks Up an Unsolicited
Partner | 414 |
| [Chapter XXVIII.] | Wherein Mr. Wallingford Joins the Largest Club in the
World | 431 |