{"product_id":"2940013342842","title":"RANDY OF THE RIVER","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER                                                      PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I. SOMETHING ABOUT RANDY                                   7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    II. AT THE FISHING HOLE                                    17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   III. EXPOSING BOB BANGS                                     26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    IV. RANDY AT HOME                                          36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     V. THE RESULT OF A QUARREL                                45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    VI. THE IRON WORKS AFFAIR                                  54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   VII. MORE TROUBLES FOR RANDY                                62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VIII. RANDY AND HIS UNCLE PETER                              70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    IX. THE NEW HOME                                           80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     X. SAMMY'S FOURTH OF JULY                                 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XI. RANDY TO THE RESCUE                                    99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XII. A STEAMBOAT MAN                                       108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XIII. MR. SHALLEY MAKES AN OFFER                            118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XIV. BOB BANGS AND HIS HORSE                               127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XV. RANDY AS A DECKHAND                                   135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XVI. IN NEW YORK CITY                                      145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XVII. THE PURSER HAS HIS SAY                                153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XVIII. A MEETING ON THE RIVER                                161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XIX. AN UNLOOKED-FOR ENCOUNTER                             169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XX. WHAT CAME OF A DEMAND                                 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XXI. RANDY VISITS HIS HOME                                 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXII. MR. BARTLETT MAKES A MOVE                             193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXIII. THE PAPERS IN THE SAFE                                201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXIV. ANOTHER HIDING PLACE                                  208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XXV. A VICTORY FOR RANDY                                   215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXVI. NEW TROUBLES                                          222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXVII. RANDY MAKES A DISCOVERY                               229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXVIII.OUT OF A TIGHT CORNER                                 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXIX. GEORGE GAFFNEY'S STATEMENT                            244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XXX. A SWIM FOR LIFE                                       252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XXXI. NEWS OF IMPORTANCE                                    259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXXII. BROUGHT TO TERMS--CONCLUSION                          265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRANDY OF THE RIVER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSOMETHING ABOUT RANDY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I am going fishing, Randy. Do you want to go along?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With pleasure, Jack,\" answered Randy Thompson, a bright, manly youth\u003cbr\u003eof fourteen. \"Are you going on foot or in your boat?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I think we might as well take the boat,\" returned Jack Bartlett, a boy\u003cbr\u003ewho was but a few months older than Randy. \"Have you your lines handy?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No, but I can get them in less than ten minutes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All right. Meet me at the dock in quarter of an hour. I was thinking\u003cbr\u003eof going up the river to Landy's Hole. That's a good spot, isn't it?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I think so. Last season I was up there and caught fourteen good-sized\u003cbr\u003efish.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"They tell me you are one of the best fishermen in Riverport, Randy,\"\u003cbr\u003ewent on Jack Bartlett, admiringly. \"What is the secret of your\u003cbr\u003esuccess?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't know unless it is patience,\" answered Randy, with a broad\u003cbr\u003esmile. \"To catch fish you must be patient. Now when I caught my mess of\u003cbr\u003efourteen two other boys were up to the Hole. But just because the fish\u003cbr\u003edid not bite right away they moved away, further up the river. But by\u003cbr\u003edoing that they got only about half as many as myself.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, I am willing to be patient if I know I am going to catch\u003cbr\u003esomething.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt this Randy laughed outright.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You can't be sure of anything--in fishing. But I always reckon it's a\u003cbr\u003egood thing to hold on and give a thing a fair trial.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165467984112,"sku":"2940013342842","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013342842_p0.jpg?v=1763579592","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013342842","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}