Helping Himself


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To help pay his minister father's debts, sixteen-year-old Grant Thornton takes a job with a stockbroker, where he make some valuable friends as well as a few enemies.




Rupert's Ambition


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Rupert is the sole supporter of his widowed mother and sickly sister. When he loses his job due to the financial troubles of his employer, he unwittingly comes to the aid of a rich man and is rewarded with a new job as a bell boy in a hotel. His mother also receives employment as a housekeeper and the family's fortunes take a turn for the better.







The Publishers Weekly


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Ned in the Block-house


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