[CONTENTS.]

CHAPTER I.Page
[In which Phil makes the Acquaintance of Mr. Leonidas Lynchpinne.][11]
CHAPTER II.
[In which Phil meets with his first Mishap.][22]
CHAPTER III.
[In which Phil slips off his Coat, and retreats in good Order.][33]
CHAPTER IV.
[In which Phil endeavors to remedy his first Mishap.][44]
CHAPTER V.
[In which Phil vainly searches for the Gracewoods.][55]
CHAPTER VI.
[In which Phil wanders about St. Louis and has a Gleam of Hope.][66]
CHAPTER VII.
[In which Phil hears from his Friends and visits Mr. Clinch.][77]
CHAPTER VIII.
[In which Phil goes to Work, and meets an old Acquaintance.][88]
CHAPTER IX.
[In which Phil meets a seedy Gentleman by the Name of Farringford.][100]
CHAPTER X.
[In which Phil listens to a very impressive Temperance Lecture.][112]
CHAPTER XI.
[In which Phil takes his Father to his new Home.][123]
CHAPTER XII.
[In which Phil listens to a Discussion, and takes Part in a Struggle.][135]
CHAPTER XIII.
[In which Phil has another Mishap, and is taken to a Police Station.][147]
CHAPTER XIV.
[In which Phil recovers his Money.][160]
CHAPTER XV.
[In which Phil produces the Relics of his Childhood.][172]
CHAPTER XVI.
[In which Phil struggles earnestly to reform his Father.][183]
CHAPTER XVII.
[In which Phil meets the Last of the Rockwoods.][195]
CHAPTER XVIII.
[In which Phil calls upon Mr. Lamar, and does not find him.][207]
CHAPTER XIX.
[In which Phil finds himself a Prisoner in the Gamblers' Room.][219]
CHAPTER XX.
[In which Phil is startled by the Sight of a Familiar Face.][231]
CHAPTER XXI.
[In which Phil finds himself Sixty-five Dollars out.][243]
CHAPTER XXII.
[In which Phil returns to the Den of the Enemy.][256]
CHAPTER XXIII.
[In which Phil's meets a pale Gentleman with one Arm in a Sling.][268]
CHAPTER XXIV.
[In which Phil meets an old Friend, and Mr. Leonidas Lynchpinne comes to Grief.][280]
CHAPTER XXV.
[In which Phil finds the Prospect growing brighter.][292]
CHAPTER XXVI.
[In which Phil listens to the Confession of his Persecutor, and ends Plane and Plank.][304]

TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[Coverpage.]
[On The Missouri Steamer.]
[Phil Escapes From Glynn.]
[Phil And Captain Davis.]
[Phil Meets Leonidas Lynchpinne.]
[Phil Meets A Seedy Individual Named Farringford.]
[Phil Introduces The Elder Farringford To His Landlady.]
[Phil Gets Lynch At A Disadvantage.]
[Phil's Father Signs The Pledge.]
[Phil Reading The Bible To His Father.]
[Phil Defies Lynch.]
[Phil Before The Door Of The Southern Planter.]
[The Lost Money.]
[Reunion Of Phil And His Friends.]

PLANE AND PLANK;

OR,

THE MISHAPS OF A MECHANIC.