And How He Improved It

By Horatio Alger, Jr.


CONTENTS

[ PREFACE. ]

[ SAM'S CHANCE. ]

[ CHAPTER I. — SAM'S NEW CLOTHES. ]

[ CHAPTER II. — SAM'S FIRST DAY IN BUSINESS. ]

[ CHAPTER III. — SAM FINDS A ROOM. ]

[ CHAPTER IV. — FIRST LESSONS. ]

[ CHAPTER V. — SAM'S FINANCES. ]

[ CHAPTER VI. — SAM'S LUCK. ]

[ CHAPTER VII. — TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. ]

[ CHAPTER VIII. — AN UNEXPECTED OBSTACLE. ]

[ CHAPTER IX. — RESTORING THE RING. ]

[ CHAPTER X. — SAM'S INVESTMENT. ]

[ CHAPTER XI. — HENRY BECOMES A MERCHANT. ]

[ CHAPTER XII. — HOW SAM SUCCEEDED. ]

[ CHAPTER XIII. — HENRY'S GOOD FORTUNE. ]

[ CHAPTER XIV. — THE SAVINGS BANK BOOK. ]

[ CHAPTER XV. — SAM IS FOUND OUT. ]

[ CHAPTER XVI. — SAM LOSES HIS PLACE. ]

[ CHAPTER XVII. — TIM IS UNMASKED. ]

[ CHAPTER XVIII. — THE FALL RIVER BOAT. ]

[ CHAPTER XIX. — MUTUAL CONFIDENCES. ]

[ CHAPTER XX. — TOO LATE FOR THE TRAIN. ]

[ CHAPTER XXI. — ARRIVED IN BOSTON. ]

[ CHAPTER XXII. — FIRST EXPERIENCES IN BOSTON. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIII. — SAM FINDS A ROOMMATE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIV. — AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXV. — IN PURSUIT OP A PLACE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVI. — ABNER BLODGETT AGAIN. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVII. — SAM IS INITIATED INTO A COLLEGE SOCIETY. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVIII. — BROWN'S PLAN. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIX. — ARTHUR BROWN. ]

[ CHAPTER XXX. — HOW IT WAS ARRANGED. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXI. — TWO YEARS LATER. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXII. — CONCLUSION. ]