| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | ON BOARD THE "ARCTURUS." | [1] |
| II. | THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK. | [10] |
| III. | SCOTT LEARNS A LESSON. | [19] |
| IV. | TRACKING THE THIEF. | [27] |
| V. | AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE. | [36] |
| VI. | SCOTT FINDS A RELATIVE AND A PLACE. | [45] |
| VII. | AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. | [54] |
| VIII. | SCOTT RECOVERS PART OF HIS MONEY. | [63] |
| IX. | BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. | [72] |
| X. | SETH LAWTON. | [80] |
| XI. | SCOTT CALLS ON HIS POOR RELATION. | [89] |
| XII. | THE SECOND-HAND SUIT. | [98] |
| XIII. | A CASH BOY'S TROUBLES. | [107] |
| XIV. | A HELPING HAND. | [116] |
| XV. | THE CASH BOY'S PROMOTION. | [125] |
| XVI. | LOAMMI'S TEMPTATION. | [134] |
| XVII. | SUSPICION FALLS UPON SCOTT. | [142] |
| XVIII. | TRAPPED. | [150] |
| XIX. | A NEW HOME. | [159] |
| XX. | SCOTT IS VINDICATED. | [167] |
| XXI. | A NEW PLACE. | [176] |
| XXII. | THE POOR INVENTOR. | [185] |
| XXIII. | EZRA LITTLE'S DISAPPOINTMENT. | [193] |
| XXIV. | LOAMMI HEARS GOOD NEWS. | [202] |
| XXV. | AT NIAGARA FALLS. | [210] |
| XXVI. | AN ADVENTURE. | [219] |
| XXVII. | RED RALPH. | [227] |
| XXVIII. | ON WATCH. | [235] |
| XXIX. | A PLOT FOILED. | [243] |
| XXX. | RED RALPH'S SURPRISE. | [252] |
| XXXI. | AN UNEXPECTED MEETING. | [261] |
| XXXII. | A LARGE OPERATION. | [270] |
| XXXIII. | SCOTT GETS INTO SOCIETY. | [279] |
| XXXIV. | MR. BABCOCK'S INVENTION. | [287] |
| XXXV. | THE SEALED PACKET. | [296] |
| XXXVI. | A TIMELY HELPER. | [305] |
| XXXVII. | CONCLUSION. | [310] |
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THE YOUNG SALESMAN.
CHAPTER I. ON BOARD THE "ARCTURUS."
Halfway across the Atlantic the good ship Arcturus was making her way from Liverpool to New York. She was a sailing vessel, and her speed by no means equaled that of the mighty steamships, more than one of which passed her, leaving her far behind.
While she was used chiefly for freight, she carried a few passengers, less than twenty in all.
I wish to call the reader's attention to the occupants of one of the small staterooms, a man and a boy. There was a great contrast between them. The man was thin and hollow-cheeked, and as he lay in his berth he looked to be, as he was, in the last stages of consumption.
The boy, who must have been nearly sixteen, was the picture of health. He was inclined to be dark, with black hair, bright eyes, and with considerable color in his cheeks.