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HELPING HIMSELF Or Grant Thornton's Ambition
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I — THE MINISTER'S SON
CHAPTER II — GRANT MAKES TWO BUSINESS CALLS
CHAPTER III — GRANT WALKS TO SOMERSET
CHAPTER IV — A TIMELY RESCUE
CHAPTER V — MRS. THORNTON'S PEARLS
CHAPTER VI — GRANT GETS INTO UNEXPECTED TROUBLE
CHAPTER VII — MRS. SIMPSON COMES TO GRIEF
CHAPTER VIII — GRANT TAKES A DECISIVE STEP
CHAPTER IX — 'UNCLE GODFREY PARTS FROM GRANT
CHAPTER X — A DAY IN WALL STREET
CHAPTER XI — GRANT MAKES A FRIEND
CHAPTER XII — MRS. ESTABROOK'S PLANS
CHAPTER XIII — TWO VIEWS OF TOM CALDER
CHAPTER XIV — WILLIS FORD'S NEW FRIENDS
CHAPTER XV — AN ARTFUL TRAP
CHAPTER XVI — GRANT FALLS UNDER SUSPICION
CHAPTER XVII — THE TELLTALE KEY
CHAPTER XVIII — GRANT'S ENEMIES TRIUMPH
CHAPTER XIX — IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
CHAPTER XX — AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
CHAPTER XXI — THE THIEF IS DISCOVERED
CHAPTER XXII — WILLIS FORD AT BAY
CHAPTER XXIII — JUSTICE TRIUMPHS
CHAPTER XXIV — STARTLING NEWS
CHAPTER XXV — ANXIOUS INQUIRIES
CHAPTER XXVI — A WESTERN CABIN
CHAPTER XXVII — THE RIDE TO BARTON'S
CHAPTER XXVIII — HERBERT IS PROVIDED WITH A NEW HOME
CHAPTER XXIX — INTRODUCES MR. BARTON
CHAPTER XXX — A MODEL HOUSEHOLD
CHAPTER XXXI — THE HOUSEKEEPER'S CRIME
CHAPTER XXXII — HOPE DEFERRED
CHAPTER XXXIII — THE JOURNEY BEGINS
CHAPTER XXIV — MRS. BARTON'S SURPRISE
CHAPTER XXXV — HERBERT BREAKS DOWN
CHAPTER XXXVI — GRANT RECEIVES A LETTER
CHAPTER XXXVII — WILLIS FORD FINDS THE RUNAWAYS
CHAPTER XXXVIII — FORD TAKES A BOLD STEP, BUT FAILS
CHAPTER XXXIX — THE HOUSEKEEPER'S RETRIBUTION
CHAPTER XL — CONCLUSION
CHAPTER I — THE MINISTER'S SON
“I wish we were not so terribly poor, Grant,” said Mrs. Thornton, in a discouraged tone.
“Is there anything new that makes you say so, mother?” answered the boy of fifteen, whom she addressed.
“Nothing new, only the same old trouble. Here is a note from Mr. Tudor, the storekeeper.”
“Let me see it, mother.”
Grant took a yellow envelope from his mother's hand, and drew out the inclosure, a half sheet of coarse letter paper, which contained the following lines:
“July 7, 1857.
REV. JOHN THORNTON:
DEAR SIR: Inclosed you will find a bill for groceries and other goods furnished to you in the last six months, amounting to sixty-seven dollars and thirty-four cents ($67.34). It ought to have been paid before. How you, a minister of the Gospel, can justify yourself in using goods which you don't pay for, I can't understand. If I remember rightly, the Bible says: 'Owe no man anything.' As I suppose you recognize the Bible as an authority, I expect you to pay up promptly, and oblige,
Yours respectfully, THOMAS TUDOR.”
Grant looked vexed and indignant. “I think that is an impudent letter, mother,” he said.
“It is right that the man should have his money, Grant.”
“That is true, but he might have asked for it civilly, without taunting my poor father with his inability to pay. He would pay if he could.”
“Heaven knows he would, Grant,” said his mother, sighing.
“I would like to give Mr. Tudor a piece of my mind.” “I would rather pay his bill. No, Grant, though he is neither kind nor considerate, we must admit that his claim is a just one. If I only knew where to turn for money!”
“Have you shown the bill to father?” asked Grant.
“No; you know how unpractical your father is. It would only annoy and make him anxious, and he would not know what to do. Your poor father has no business faculty.”
“He is a very learned man,” said Grant, proudly.
“Yes, he graduated very high at college, and is widely respected by his fellow ministers, but he has no aptitude for business.”
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