{"product_id":"2940013354708","title":"CHESTER RAND","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      I. SILAS TRIPP\u003cbr\u003e     II. OUT OF WORK\u003cbr\u003e    III. A NOTEWORTHY EVENING\u003cbr\u003e     IV. A DYING GIFT\u003cbr\u003e      V. CHESTER'S FIRST SUCCESS\u003cbr\u003e     VI. ROBERT RAMSAY\u003cbr\u003e    VII. SILAS TRIPP MAKES A DISCOVERY\u003cbr\u003e   VIII. A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE\u003cbr\u003e     IX. NEW PLANS FOR CHESTER\u003cbr\u003e      X. A RAILROAD ACQUAINTANCE\u003cbr\u003e     XI. CHESTER'S FIRST EXPERIENCES IN NEW YORK\u003cbr\u003e    XII. A REAL ESTATE OFFICE\u003cbr\u003e   XIII. MR. MULLINS, THE BOOKKEEPER\u003cbr\u003e    XIV. THE TABLES TURNED\u003cbr\u003e     XV. A PLOT AGAINST CHESTER\u003cbr\u003e    XVI. PROF. HAZLITT AT HOME\u003cbr\u003e   XVII. CHESTER TAKES A LESSON IN BOXING\u003cbr\u003e  XVIII. DICK RALSTON\u003cbr\u003e    XIX. MR. FAIRCHILD LEAVES THE CITY\u003cbr\u003e     XX. PAUL PERKINS, OF MINNEAPOLIS\u003cbr\u003e    XXI. MR. PERKINS MAKES AN ACQUAINTANCE\u003cbr\u003e   XXII. DICK RALSTON'S FATHER\u003cbr\u003e  XXIII. CHESTER IS DISCHARGED\u003cbr\u003e   XXIV. INTRODUCES MR. SHARPLEIGH, THE DETECTIVE\u003cbr\u003e    XXV. CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST\u003cbr\u003e   XXVI. A STRANGER IN NEW YORK\u003cbr\u003e  XXVII. MR. TRIPP IS DISAPPOINTED\u003cbr\u003e XXVIII. PROF. NUGENT\u003cbr\u003e   XXIX. MR. FAIRCHILD'S TELEGRAM\u003cbr\u003e    XXX. THE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY\u003cbr\u003e   XXXI. A DAY OF SURPRISES\u003cbr\u003e  XXXII. EDWARD GRANGER\u003cbr\u003e XXXIII. A FRIEND FROM OREGON\u003cbr\u003e  XXXIV. AFTER A YEAR\u003cbr\u003e   XXXV. PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY\u003cbr\u003e  XXXVI. A GREAT SURPRISE\u003cbr\u003e XXXVII. DAVID MULLINS AGAIN\u003cbr\u003eXXXVIII. ABNER TRIMBLE'S PLOT\u003cbr\u003e  XXXIX. MAKING A WILL\u003cbr\u003e     XL. AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE\u003cbr\u003e    XLI. CONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHESTER RAND.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSILAS TRIPP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbably the best known citizen of Wyncombe, a small town nestling\u003cbr\u003eamong the Pennsylvania mountains, was Silas Tripp. He kept the village\u003cbr\u003estore, occasionally entertained travelers, having three spare rooms,\u003cbr\u003ewas town treasurer, and conspicuous in other local offices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe store was in the center of the village, nearly opposite the\u003cbr\u003eprincipal church--there were two--and here it was that the townspeople\u003cbr\u003egathered to hear and discuss the news.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilas Tripp had one assistant, a stout, pleasant-looking boy of\u003cbr\u003efifteen, who looked attractive, despite his well-worn suit. Chester\u003cbr\u003eRand was the son of a widow, who lived in a tiny cottage about fifty\u003cbr\u003erods west of the Presbyterian church, of which, by the way, Silas Tripp\u003cbr\u003ewas senior deacon, for he was a leader in religious as well as secular\u003cbr\u003eaffairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChester's father had died of pneumonia about four years before the\u003cbr\u003estory commences, leaving his widow the cottage and about two hundred\u003cbr\u003eand fifty dollars. This sum little by little had melted, and a month\u003cbr\u003eprevious the last dollar had been spent for the winter's supply of\u003cbr\u003ecoal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Rand had earned a small income by plain sewing and binding shoes\u003cbr\u003efor a shoe shop in the village, but to her dismay the announcement had\u003cbr\u003ejust been made that the shop would close through the winter on account\u003cbr\u003eof the increased price of leather and overproduction during the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What shall we do, Chester?\" she asked, in alarm, when the news came.\u003cbr\u003e\"We can't live on your salary, and I get very little sewing to do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No, mother,\" said Chester, his own face reflecting her anxiety; \"we\u003cbr\u003ecan't live on three dollars a week.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069968761072,"sku":"2940013354708","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013354708_p0.jpg?v=1763580296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013354708","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}