CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Cabin in the Foothills | [1] |
| II. | A Debt of Honor | [15] |
| III. | Bradley Wentworth | [22] |
| IV. | Comparing Notes | [27] |
| V. | A Compact | [34] |
| VI. | A Startling Discovery | [42] |
| VII. | Tracking the Thief | [50] |
| VIII. | Foiling a Thief | [58] |
| IX. | Alone in the World | [66] |
| X. | An Unexpected Visitor | [75] |
| XI. | Jake Amsden Makes an Early Call, and Has a Warm Reception | [84] |
| XII. | An International Combat | [93] |
| XIII. | A Victim of Injustice | [101] |
| XIV. | Jake Amsden Turns Over a New Leaf | [109] |
| XV. | Bradley Wentworth’s Morning Mail | [116] |
| XVI. | A Letter from Jake Amsden | [124] |
| XVII. | The Backwoods Hotel | [132] |
| XVIII. | The Peters Family | [140] |
| XIX. | Science Versus Strength | [148] |
| XX. | Hitting the Bull’s-Eye | [156] |
| XXI. | On the Steamer Rock Island | [165] |
| XXII. | Bradley Wentworth Tries to Make Mischief | [173] |
| XXIII. | Mr. Standish Receives a Commission | [182] |
| XXIV. | A False Alarm | [191] |
| XXV. | Gerald has an Unpleasant Adventure | [199] |
| XXVI. | Tip and his Tricks | [207] |
| XXVII. | Mr. Standish States his Business | [212] |
| XXVIII. | Mr. Standish Gains a Barren Victory | [216] |
| XXIX. | Gerald is Released | [224] |
| XXX. | Tidings of the Fugitive | [233] |
| XXXI. | The Young Runaways | [238] |
| XXXII. | Arthur Grigson’s Treachery | [242] |
| XXXIII. | Interviewing a Burglar | [250] |
| XXXIV. | A Strange Meeting | [258] |
| XXXV. | Thomas Hastings | [267] |
| XXXVI. | Old Acquaintances | [275] |
| XXXVII. | A Letter from Gulchville | [283] |
| XXXVIII. | Gerald Sells his Patrimony | [288] |
| XXXIX. | Conclusion | [293] |
A DEBT OF HONOR.
CHAPTER I.
THE CABIN IN THE FOOTHILLS.
Our story opens in a cabin among the foothills of Colorado. It was built of logs, and was not over twelve feet in height. In the center was a door, with a small window on each side. Through the roof rose a section of funnel, from which issued a slender cloud of smoke.