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Dick the Bank Boy Or, A Missing Fortune By: Frank V. Webster |
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BY
FRANK V. WEBSTER AUTHOR OF "ONLY A FARM BOY," "BOB THE CASTAWAY,"
"COMRADES OF THE SADDLE," "AIRSHIP ANDY," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
BOOKS FOR BOYS By FRANK V. WEBSTER 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. ONLY A FARM BOY
TOM, THE TELEPHONE BOY
THE BOY FROM THE RANCH
THE YOUNG TREASURE HUNTER
BOB, THE CASTAWAY
THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE
THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS
THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES
TWO BOY GOLD MINERS
JACK, THE RUNAWAY
COMRADES OF THE SADDLE
THE BOYS OF BELLWOOD SCHOOL
THE HIGH SCHOOL RIVALS
AIRSHIP ANDY
BOB CHESTER'S GRIT
BEN HARDY'S FLYING MACHINE
DICK, THE BANK BOY
DARRY, THE LIFE SAVER Copyright, 1911, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY DICK, THE BANK BOY [Illustration: TURNING TO DICK HE CONTINUED TO QUESTION HIM.
Dick the Bank Boy Page 137 ]
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I. THE MEETING ON THE ROAD 1 II. A MOTHER WORTH FIGHTING FOR 9 III. DICK'S FIRST WAGES 17 IV. IN SEARCH OF A JOB 24 V. MR. GRAYLOCK RECEIVES A SURPRISE 32 VI. BOUND FOR THE OLD FISHING HOLE 40 VII. DICK MAKES A GALLANT RESCUE 48 VIII. THE COMING OF A LETTER 57 IX. GREAT NEWS 66 X. THE MEETING IN THE BANK 74 XI. FRIENDLY ADVISE 83 XII. GATHERING CLOUDS 92 XIII. WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE 100 XIV. UNDER SUSPICION 108 XV. MR. GRAYLOCK SEEMS DISAPPOINTED 117 XVI. FORTUNE'S FAVORS 125 XVII. THE INVESTIGATION 133 XVIII. THE RECEIVING TELLER FREES HIS MIND 142 XIX. NOT FOR SALE 149 XX. A RED LETTER DAY 157 XXI. GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE 165 XXII. A REMARKABLE BIT OF INTELLIGENCE 173 XXIII. NEARING A CLIMAX 181 XXIV. MR. GRAYLOCK MEETS HIS WATERLOO 190 XXV. CONCLUSION 198
DICK, THE BANK BOY
CHAPTER I THE MEETING ON THE ROAD
"Get out of my way, Dick Morrison!" The boy who had been trudging along the narrow road looked up in
surprise at hearing himself spoken to so suddenly, though he recognized
the domineering voice even before catching sight of the speaker. "You already have half of the road, Ferd Graylock; to give you more I'd
have to back down in the ditch, and I don't care to do that," he
replied, standing perfectly still and watching with some amusement the
zigzag movements of the other, now close upon him. Ferd was mounted on a new motor cycle, purchased with savings out of his
pocket money, and with which machine he had been of late scouring the
surrounding country. Evidently the little motor had broken down while he was some distance
away from home, necessitating considerable walking up hill and hard
pedalling on the levels. Weary, and over heated by his exertions, he was naturally in an ugly
temper at the time he met Dick on the narrowest place along the entire
road, where a ditch on one side and a fence on the other, left only
enough room for a single vehicle at a time to pass. Just then, judging from his erratic swinging from side to side, Ferd
needed the whole road, and seeing this, the other lad stood by, ready to
guard himself if the cumbersome machine headed his way... Continue reading book >>
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