CONTENTS.

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I. Introducing the Hero,[1]
II. A Quarrel over a Dollar,[9]
III. Sam Pepper's Resort,[17]
IV. Down at the Ferry,[25]
V. Nelson Speaks His Mind,[35]
VI. A Book Agent's Trials,[43]
VII. A Harsh Alternative,[55]
VIII. The Combination of the Safe,[63]
IX. A Pair Well Matched,[69]
X. Gertrude Leaves Her Home,[77]
XI. Afloat in New York,[85]
XII. Nelson Recovers Some Money,[94]
XIII. A Question of Business,[102]
XIV. Bulson Receives a Setback,[111]
XV. Buying Out a News Stand,[119]
XVI. Nelson and Pepper Part,[127]
XVII. A Bold Move,[134]
XVIII. In the Hands of the Enemy,[140]
XIX. Nelson to the Rescue,[147]
XX. The Home in the Tenement,[155]
XXI. Nelson Makes a Present,[162]
XXII. A Disappointment,[170]
XXIII. An Unsuccessful Quest,[176]
XXIV. A Decoy Letter,[183]
XXV. Mark Horton Relents,[190]
XXVI. Nelson on Shipboard,[198]
XXVII. Down the Jersey Coast,[206]
XXVIII. Gertrude Has an Adventure,[215]
XXIX. A Surprise on the Road,[224]
XXX. Comparing Notes,[233]
XXXI. Bulson Grows Desperate,[240]
XXXII. Somebody Waits in Vain,[248]
XXXIII. Questions of Importance,[257]
XXXIV. Father and Son—Conclusion,[266]

NELSON THE NEWSBOY.