{"product_id":"2940013243293","title":"THE YOUNG BANK MESSENGER","description":"CONTENTS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER                                    PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I. THE LONELY CABIN,                      1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    II. A DEATHBED REVELATION,                10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   III. A SUCCESSFUL ROBBERY,                 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    IV. ALONE IN THE WORLD,                   27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     V. THE TRAMP TURNS UP AGAIN,             36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    VI. A CRITICAL SITUATION,                 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   VII. ON THE ROAD,                          53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VIII. THE QUAKER DETECTIVE,                 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    IX. AN ARMED ESCORT,                      71\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     X. THE ASTONISHED OUTLAW,                77\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XI. UNDER WATCH AND WARD,                 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XII. THE OUTLAW'S ESCAPE,                  97\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XIII. THE OUTLAW'S MISTAKE,                106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XIV. ERNEST HAS AN ADVENTURE,             115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XV. A NEW ACQUAINTANCE,                  124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XVI. THE OUTLAW'S HOME,                   133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XVII. IN THE ROBBER'S CAVE,                142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XVIII. THE OUTLAW AND HIS BAND,             153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XIX. A DAY IN THE CAVE,                   159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XX. ERNEST EXPLORES THE CAVE,            168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XXI. OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE, 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXII. A FRIEND IN NEED,                    187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXIII. GIVEN IN TRUST,                      196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXIV. STEPHEN RAY AND HIS SON,             206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XXV. A STARTLING DISCLOSURE,              216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXVI. BOUGHT OFF,                          228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXVII. THE TOWN OF OREVILLE,                236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXVIII. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE TURNS UP,        246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXIX. TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL,              256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XXX. A BURGLAR'S FAILURE,                 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXXI. THE ADVERTISEMENT,                   276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXXII. MR. BOLTON AS A HUSTLER,             285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXIII. THE RESULT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT,      295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXXIV. A STRANGE MEETING,                   301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXXV. MR. BOLTON AND HIS CLIENT,           309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXXVI. AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW,              314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXVII. CONCLUSION,                          320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYOUNG BANK MESSENGER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE LONELY CABIN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust on the edge of the prairie, in western Iowa, some thirty years\u003cbr\u003esince, stood a cabin covering quite a little ground, but only one\u003cbr\u003estory high. It was humble enough as a home, but not more so than the\u003cbr\u003eearly homes of some who have become great.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet us enter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe furniture was scanty, being limited to articles of prime\u003cbr\u003enecessity. There was a stove, a table, three chairs, a row of shelves\u003cbr\u003econtaining a few articles of crockery and tinware, and a bed in the\u003cbr\u003efar corner of the room, on which rested a man. He had a ragged gray\u003cbr\u003ebeard and hair, and a face long and thin, with preternaturally black\u003cbr\u003eeyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was evident that he was sick unto death. His parchment-colored skin\u003cbr\u003ewas indented with wrinkles; from time to time he coughed so violently\u003cbr\u003eas to rack his slight frame, and his hand, thin and wrinkled, as it\u003cbr\u003erested on the quilt that covered him, shook as with palsy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was hard to tell how old the man was. He looked over seventy, but\u003cbr\u003ethere were indications that he had aged prematurely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was one other person in the room, one whose appearance\u003cbr\u003econtrasted strongly with that of the old man. It was a boy of sixteen,\u003cbr\u003ea boy with dark brown hair, ruddy cheeks, hazel eyes, an attractive\u003cbr\u003eyet firm and resolute face, and an appearance of manliness and\u003cbr\u003eself-reliance. He was well dressed, and, though the tenant of such an\u003cbr\u003ehumble home, would have passed muster upon the streets of a city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"How do you feel, Uncle Peter?\" he asked, as he stood by the bedside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I shall never feel any better, Ernest,\" said the old man, in a hollow\u003cbr\u003evoice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Don't say that, uncle,\" rejoined Ernest in a tone of concern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere seemed little to connect him, in his strong, attractive boyhood,\u003cbr\u003ewith the frail old man, but they had lived together for five years,\u003cbr\u003eand habit was powerful.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164006301936,"sku":"2940013243293","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013243293_p0.jpg?v=1763578394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013243293","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}