The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle

by Edward Stratemeyer

ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

AUTHOR OF

"The Young Bank Clerk," "Mark Dale's Stage Venture,"
"Rover Boys Series," etc.

NEW YORK AND LONDON

STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1902

By STREET & SMITH

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CONTENTS

I	A Question of Property	[9]
II	The Smash at the Bridge	[14]
III	Ralph Makes a Friend	[20]
IV	The Quarrel on the Bridge	[26]
V	A Hunt for the Missing Bill	[32]
VI	Mrs. Nelson's Story	[37]
VII	Percy's Home	[43]
VIII	Squire Paget Makes a Move	[49]
IX	At the General Store	[55]
X	Ralph is Given Notice	[62]
XI	The Runaway	[68]
XII	Ralph's Reward	[74]
XIII	On Big Silver Lake	[81]
XIV	A Stormy Time	[88]
XV	Looking for Work	[94]
XVI	Percy Hears Something	[101]
XVII	A Midnight Crime	[107]
XVIII	About a Pocket-knife	[114]
XIX	About the Robbery	[120]
XX	Out on Bail	[126]
XXI	Squire Paget's Visit	[133]
XXII	Ralph's New Situation	[140]
XXIII	Strange Passengers	[146]
XXIV	Ralph's Rough Experience	[153]
XXV	Squire Paget's News	[160]
XXVI	On the Island	[166]
XXVII	The Meeting in the Woods	[172]
XXVIII	Ralph in the City	[179]
XXIX	Penniless	[185]
XXX	The Sharper is Outwitted	[191]
XXXI	On the Bowery	[198]
XXXII	New Employment	[205]
XXXIII	Squire Paget's Move	[211]
XXXIV	The Squire in Hot Water	[218]
XXXV	Ralph a Prisoner	[225]
XXXVI	Mickety to the Rescue	[231]
XXXVII	Martin is Trapped	[237]
XXXVIII	Beginning of the End	[242]
XXXIX	A Surprise at Chambersburgh	[246]
XL	The Exposure—Conclusion	[251]