BEN'S NUGGET
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. PAGE
THE MOUNTAIN-CABIN 13
CHAPTER II.
THE MISSING CHINAMAN 23
CHAPTER III.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD 30
CHAPTER IV.
KI SING IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY 38
CHAPTER V.
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF BILL MOSELY 46
CHAPTER VI.
AN UNEQUAL CONTEST 54
CHAPTER VII.
TIED TO A TREE 62
CHAPTER VIII.
TURNING THE TABLES 70
CHAPTER IX.
BRADLEY'S SIGNAL VICTORY 78
CHAPTER X.
"THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART" 87
CHAPTER XI.
PLANS FOR DEPARTURE 95
CHAPTER XII.
THE PROFITS OF MINING 100
CHAPTER XIII.
KI SING'S RIDE 104
CHAPTER XIV.
GOLDEN GULCH HOTEL 113
CHAPTER XV.
BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS 122
CHAPTER XVI.
A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE 131
CHAPTER XVII.
LYNCH LAW 139
CHAPTER XVIII.
AFTER THE EXECUTION 147
CHAPTER XIX.
BEN WINS LAURELS AS A SINGER 151
CHAPTER XX.
A LITTLE RETROSPECT 158
CHAPTER XXI.
MR. CAMPBELL RECEIVES TIDINGS OF HIS WARD 165
CHAPTER XXII.
A MORNING CALL 174
CHAPTER XXIII.
A SECRET CONFERENCE 183
CHAPTER XXIV.
MISS DOUGLAS RECEIVES A MESSAGE 188
CHAPTER XXV.
WALKING INTO A TRAP 195
CHAPTER XXVI.
A HARD-HEARTED JAILER 201
CHAPTER XXVII.
A STAR IN THE CLOUD 210
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL 219
CHAPTER XXIX.
A WEDDING RECEPTION 229
CHAPTER XXX.
THE NUGGET 237
CHAPTER XXXI.
JOB STANTON'S MISTAKE 246
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE HOUSE IS MORTGAGED 255
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE BLOW ABOUT TO FALL 260
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CONCLUSION 265
BEN'S NUGGET;
OR,
A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
CHAPTER I.
THE MOUNTAIN-CABIN.
"What's the news, Ben? You didn't happen to bring an evenin' paper, did
you?"
The speaker was a tall, loose-jointed man, dressed as a miner in a garb
that appeared to have seen considerable service. His beard was long and
untrimmed, and on his head he wore a Mexican sombrero.
This was Jake Bradley, a rough but good-hearted miner, who was stretched
carelessly upon the ground in front of a rude hut crowning a high
eminence in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Ben Stanton, whom he addressed, was a boy of sixteen, with a pleasant
face and a manly bearing.
"No, Jake," he answered with a smile, "I didn't meet a newsboy."
"There ain't many in this neighborhood, I reckon," said Bradley. "I tell
you, Ben, I'd give an ounce of dust for a New York or Boston paper. Who
knows what may have happened since we've been confined here in this
lonely mountain-hut? Uncle Sam may have gone to war, for aught we know.
P'r'haps the British may be bombarding New York this moment."
"I guess not," said Ben, smiling.
"I don't think it likely myself," said Bradley, filling his pipe.
"Still, there may be some astonishin' news if we could only get hold of
it."
"I don't think we can complain, Jake," said Ben, turning to a pleasanter
subject. "We've made considerable money out of Mr. Dewey's claim."
"That's so. The three weeks we've spent here haven't been thrown away,
by a long chalk. We shall be pretty well paid for accommodatin' Dick
Dewey by stayin' and takin' care of him."
"How much gold-dust do you think we're got, Mr. Bradley?"
"What!" exclaimed Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth; "hadn't you
better call me the Honorable Mr. Bradley, and done with it? Don't you
feel acquainted with me yet, that you put the handle on to my name?"
"Excuse me, Jake," said Ben; "that's what I meant to say, but I was
thinking of Mr. Dewey and that's how I happened to call you Mister."
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CHAPTER I. PAGE
THE MOUNTAIN-CABIN 13
CHAPTER II.
THE MISSING CHINAMAN 23
CHAPTER III.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD 30
CHAPTER IV.
KI SING IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY 38
CHAPTER V.
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF BILL MOSELY 46
CHAPTER VI.
AN UNEQUAL CONTEST 54
CHAPTER VII.
TIED TO A TREE 62
CHAPTER VIII.
TURNING THE TABLES 70
CHAPTER IX.
BRADLEY'S SIGNAL VICTORY 78
CHAPTER X.
"THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART" 87
CHAPTER XI.
PLANS FOR DEPARTURE 95
CHAPTER XII.
THE PROFITS OF MINING 100
CHAPTER XIII.
KI SING'S RIDE 104
CHAPTER XIV.
GOLDEN GULCH HOTEL 113
CHAPTER XV.
BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS 122
CHAPTER XVI.
A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE 131
CHAPTER XVII.
LYNCH LAW 139
CHAPTER XVIII.
AFTER THE EXECUTION 147
CHAPTER XIX.
BEN WINS LAURELS AS A SINGER 151
CHAPTER XX.
A LITTLE RETROSPECT 158
CHAPTER XXI.
MR. CAMPBELL RECEIVES TIDINGS OF HIS WARD 165
CHAPTER XXII.
A MORNING CALL 174
CHAPTER XXIII.
A SECRET CONFERENCE 183
CHAPTER XXIV.
MISS DOUGLAS RECEIVES A MESSAGE 188
CHAPTER XXV.
WALKING INTO A TRAP 195
CHAPTER XXVI.
A HARD-HEARTED JAILER 201
CHAPTER XXVII.
A STAR IN THE CLOUD 210
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL 219
CHAPTER XXIX.
A WEDDING RECEPTION 229
CHAPTER XXX.
THE NUGGET 237
CHAPTER XXXI.
JOB STANTON'S MISTAKE 246
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE HOUSE IS MORTGAGED 255
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE BLOW ABOUT TO FALL 260
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CONCLUSION 265
BEN'S NUGGET;
OR,
A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
CHAPTER I.
THE MOUNTAIN-CABIN.
"What's the news, Ben? You didn't happen to bring an evenin' paper, did
you?"
The speaker was a tall, loose-jointed man, dressed as a miner in a garb
that appeared to have seen considerable service. His beard was long and
untrimmed, and on his head he wore a Mexican sombrero.
This was Jake Bradley, a rough but good-hearted miner, who was stretched
carelessly upon the ground in front of a rude hut crowning a high
eminence in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Ben Stanton, whom he addressed, was a boy of sixteen, with a pleasant
face and a manly bearing.
"No, Jake," he answered with a smile, "I didn't meet a newsboy."
"There ain't many in this neighborhood, I reckon," said Bradley. "I tell
you, Ben, I'd give an ounce of dust for a New York or Boston paper. Who
knows what may have happened since we've been confined here in this
lonely mountain-hut? Uncle Sam may have gone to war, for aught we know.
P'r'haps the British may be bombarding New York this moment."
"I guess not," said Ben, smiling.
"I don't think it likely myself," said Bradley, filling his pipe.
"Still, there may be some astonishin' news if we could only get hold of
it."
"I don't think we can complain, Jake," said Ben, turning to a pleasanter
subject. "We've made considerable money out of Mr. Dewey's claim."
"That's so. The three weeks we've spent here haven't been thrown away,
by a long chalk. We shall be pretty well paid for accommodatin' Dick
Dewey by stayin' and takin' care of him."
"How much gold-dust do you think we're got, Mr. Bradley?"
"What!" exclaimed Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth; "hadn't you
better call me the Honorable Mr. Bradley, and done with it? Don't you
feel acquainted with me yet, that you put the handle on to my name?"
"Excuse me, Jake," said Ben; "that's what I meant to say, but I was
thinking of Mr. Dewey and that's how I happened to call you Mister."
BEN'S NUGGET
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. PAGE
THE MOUNTAIN-CABIN 13
CHAPTER II.
THE MISSING CHINAMAN 23
CHAPTER III.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD 30
CHAPTER IV.
KI SING IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY 38
CHAPTER V.
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF BILL MOSELY 46
CHAPTER VI.
AN UNEQUAL CONTEST 54
CHAPTER VII.
TIED TO A TREE 62
CHAPTER VIII.
TURNING THE TABLES 70
CHAPTER IX.
BRADLEY'S SIGNAL VICTORY 78
CHAPTER X.
"THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART" 87
CHAPTER XI.
PLANS FOR DEPARTURE 95
CHAPTER XII.
THE PROFITS OF MINING 100
CHAPTER XIII.
KI SING'S RIDE 104
CHAPTER XIV.
GOLDEN GULCH HOTEL 113
CHAPTER XV.
BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS 122
CHAPTER XVI.
A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE 131
CHAPTER XVII.
LYNCH LAW 139
CHAPTER XVIII.
AFTER THE EXECUTION 147
CHAPTER XIX.
BEN WINS LAURELS AS A SINGER 151
CHAPTER XX.
A LITTLE RETROSPECT 158
CHAPTER XXI.
MR. CAMPBELL RECEIVES TIDINGS OF HIS WARD 165
CHAPTER XXII.
A MORNING CALL 174
CHAPTER XXIII.
A SECRET CONFERENCE 183
CHAPTER XXIV.
MISS DOUGLAS RECEIVES A MESSAGE 188
CHAPTER XXV.
WALKING INTO A TRAP 195
CHAPTER XXVI.
A HARD-HEARTED JAILER 201
CHAPTER XXVII.
A STAR IN THE CLOUD 210
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL 219
CHAPTER XXIX.
A WEDDING RECEPTION 229
CHAPTER XXX.
THE NUGGET 237
CHAPTER XXXI.
JOB STANTON'S MISTAKE 246
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE HOUSE IS MORTGAGED 255
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE BLOW ABOUT TO FALL 260
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CONCLUSION 265
BEN'S NUGGET;
OR,
A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
CHAPTER I.
THE MOUNTAIN-CABIN.
"What's the news, Ben? You didn't happen to bring an evenin' paper, did
you?"
The speaker was a tall, loose-jointed man, dressed as a miner in a garb
that appeared to have seen considerable service. His beard was long and
untrimmed, and on his head he wore a Mexican sombrero.
This was Jake Bradley, a rough but good-hearted miner, who was stretched
carelessly upon the ground in front of a rude hut crowning a high
eminence in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Ben Stanton, whom he addressed, was a boy of sixteen, with a pleasant
face and a manly bearing.
"No, Jake," he answered with a smile, "I didn't meet a newsboy."
"There ain't many in this neighborhood, I reckon," said Bradley. "I tell
you, Ben, I'd give an ounce of dust for a New York or Boston paper. Who
knows what may have happened since we've been confined here in this
lonely mountain-hut? Uncle Sam may have gone to war, for aught we know.
P'r'haps the British may be bombarding New York this moment."
"I guess not," said Ben, smiling.
"I don't think it likely myself," said Bradley, filling his pipe.
"Still, there may be some astonishin' news if we could only get hold of
it."
"I don't think we can complain, Jake," said Ben, turning to a pleasanter
subject. "We've made considerable money out of Mr. Dewey's claim."
"That's so. The three weeks we've spent here haven't been thrown away,
by a long chalk. We shall be pretty well paid for accommodatin' Dick
Dewey by stayin' and takin' care of him."
"How much gold-dust do you think we're got, Mr. Bradley?"
"What!" exclaimed Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth; "hadn't you
better call me the Honorable Mr. Bradley, and done with it? Don't you
feel acquainted with me yet, that you put the handle on to my name?"
"Excuse me, Jake," said Ben; "that's what I meant to say, but I was
thinking of Mr. Dewey and that's how I happened to call you Mister."
CHAPTER I. PAGE
THE MOUNTAIN-CABIN 13
CHAPTER II.
THE MISSING CHINAMAN 23
CHAPTER III.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD 30
CHAPTER IV.
KI SING IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY 38
CHAPTER V.
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF BILL MOSELY 46
CHAPTER VI.
AN UNEQUAL CONTEST 54
CHAPTER VII.
TIED TO A TREE 62
CHAPTER VIII.
TURNING THE TABLES 70
CHAPTER IX.
BRADLEY'S SIGNAL VICTORY 78
CHAPTER X.
"THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART" 87
CHAPTER XI.
PLANS FOR DEPARTURE 95
CHAPTER XII.
THE PROFITS OF MINING 100
CHAPTER XIII.
KI SING'S RIDE 104
CHAPTER XIV.
GOLDEN GULCH HOTEL 113
CHAPTER XV.
BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS 122
CHAPTER XVI.
A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE 131
CHAPTER XVII.
LYNCH LAW 139
CHAPTER XVIII.
AFTER THE EXECUTION 147
CHAPTER XIX.
BEN WINS LAURELS AS A SINGER 151
CHAPTER XX.
A LITTLE RETROSPECT 158
CHAPTER XXI.
MR. CAMPBELL RECEIVES TIDINGS OF HIS WARD 165
CHAPTER XXII.
A MORNING CALL 174
CHAPTER XXIII.
A SECRET CONFERENCE 183
CHAPTER XXIV.
MISS DOUGLAS RECEIVES A MESSAGE 188
CHAPTER XXV.
WALKING INTO A TRAP 195
CHAPTER XXVI.
A HARD-HEARTED JAILER 201
CHAPTER XXVII.
A STAR IN THE CLOUD 210
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL 219
CHAPTER XXIX.
A WEDDING RECEPTION 229
CHAPTER XXX.
THE NUGGET 237
CHAPTER XXXI.
JOB STANTON'S MISTAKE 246
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE HOUSE IS MORTGAGED 255
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE BLOW ABOUT TO FALL 260
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CONCLUSION 265
BEN'S NUGGET;
OR,
A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
CHAPTER I.
THE MOUNTAIN-CABIN.
"What's the news, Ben? You didn't happen to bring an evenin' paper, did
you?"
The speaker was a tall, loose-jointed man, dressed as a miner in a garb
that appeared to have seen considerable service. His beard was long and
untrimmed, and on his head he wore a Mexican sombrero.
This was Jake Bradley, a rough but good-hearted miner, who was stretched
carelessly upon the ground in front of a rude hut crowning a high
eminence in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Ben Stanton, whom he addressed, was a boy of sixteen, with a pleasant
face and a manly bearing.
"No, Jake," he answered with a smile, "I didn't meet a newsboy."
"There ain't many in this neighborhood, I reckon," said Bradley. "I tell
you, Ben, I'd give an ounce of dust for a New York or Boston paper. Who
knows what may have happened since we've been confined here in this
lonely mountain-hut? Uncle Sam may have gone to war, for aught we know.
P'r'haps the British may be bombarding New York this moment."
"I guess not," said Ben, smiling.
"I don't think it likely myself," said Bradley, filling his pipe.
"Still, there may be some astonishin' news if we could only get hold of
it."
"I don't think we can complain, Jake," said Ben, turning to a pleasanter
subject. "We've made considerable money out of Mr. Dewey's claim."
"That's so. The three weeks we've spent here haven't been thrown away,
by a long chalk. We shall be pretty well paid for accommodatin' Dick
Dewey by stayin' and takin' care of him."
"How much gold-dust do you think we're got, Mr. Bradley?"
"What!" exclaimed Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth; "hadn't you
better call me the Honorable Mr. Bradley, and done with it? Don't you
feel acquainted with me yet, that you put the handle on to my name?"
"Excuse me, Jake," said Ben; "that's what I meant to say, but I was
thinking of Mr. Dewey and that's how I happened to call you Mister."
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| Publisher: | SAP |
| Publication date: | 10/02/2011 |
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