Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
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About This Book
Another in the popular series of tales about real boys who 'did honest things successfully'
Chapters (44)
- HELPING HIMSELF
- Or
- Grant Thornton's Ambition
- New York
- 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
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