{"product_id":"2940013945067","title":"BOB CHESTER'S GRIT","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER                                      PAGE\u003cbr\u003e    I UNDER A CLOUD                            1\u003cbr\u003e   II BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION        11\u003cbr\u003e  III FREE AGAIN                              19\u003cbr\u003e   IV BOB DETERMINES TO BE HIS OWN MASTER     31\u003cbr\u003e    V BOB MISSES A FRIEND                     40\u003cbr\u003e   VI A KIND-HEARTED WAITRESS                 46\u003cbr\u003e  VII GOOD LUCK FROM BAD                      57\u003cbr\u003e VIII BOB'S LUCK CONTINUES                    65\u003cbr\u003e   IX A TALE OF THE PLAINS                    74\u003cbr\u003e    X BOB DOES A KIND ACT                     83\u003cbr\u003e   XI BOB FAILS TO FIND MRS. CAMERON          93\u003cbr\u003e  XII ALONE IN A STRANGE CITY                100\u003cbr\u003e XIII BOB STARTS AGAIN                       108\u003cbr\u003e  XIV AT THE THROTTLE OF A FREIGHT ENGINE    116\u003cbr\u003e   XV BOB EARNS HIS PASSAGE                  124\u003cbr\u003e  XVI FAIRFAX AT LAST                        133\u003cbr\u003e XVII SEEKING A JOB                          143\u003cbr\u003eXVIII ON THE TRACK                           149\u003cbr\u003e  XIX AN AMAZING RECEPTION                   155\u003cbr\u003e   XX BOB BECOMES OWNER OF A DOG             160\u003cbr\u003e  XXI AT THE RANCH                           167\u003cbr\u003e XXII ON THE RANGE STATION                   173\u003cbr\u003eXXIII BOB OVERHEARS A SECOND PLOT            179\u003cbr\u003e XXIV A RACE FOR LIFE                        189\u003cbr\u003e  XXV FROM RANCH TO RICHES                   197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBob Chester's Grit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNDER A CLOUD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hey, boy! What's your name?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bob Chester.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Where are you going with that basket of groceries?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To deliver an order to one of my guardian's customers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Are you honest?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I hope so, sir,\" replied Bob, his face expressing surprise that his\u003cbr\u003eprobity should be questioned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe man who had hailed Bob Chester appeared to be about twenty-five\u003cbr\u003eyears old, and his clothes were well-fitting, giving him the air of a\u003cbr\u003eman of means. With him were two other men; one of whom, several years\u003cbr\u003eolder, was also well dressed. The third member of the group was entirely\u003cbr\u003edifferent from the others. His clothes were grotesque, and bore every\u003cbr\u003etrace of having been purchased in some country store. His derby hat was\u003cbr\u003egreen-black, and apparently a size too small, judging from the manner in\u003cbr\u003ewhich it rested on his head. Had not his appearance bespoken that he was\u003cbr\u003ea stranger come from the country to see the sights of New York, his\u003cbr\u003eface, sunburned and honest, would have proclaimed him as one\u003cbr\u003eunaccustomed and unfamiliar with the wiles of a great city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrior to his having been addressed, the boy who had given his name as\u003cbr\u003eBob Chester had noticed the difference between the three men as they\u003cbr\u003estood in earnest conversation on the sidewalk, and instinctively he had\u003cbr\u003ebeen attracted by the frankness of the countryman's face. He had been\u003cbr\u003ewondering why the two New Yorkers were so interested in the other man,\u003cbr\u003ebut the unexpectedness of his being accosted had driven all thought from\u003cbr\u003ehis mind, and he had given his answers as though compelled by the\u003cbr\u003esearching glance the younger of the two men had directed at him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll three watched him intently, and as he made his answer that he hoped\u003cbr\u003ehe was honest, the elder of the New Yorkers exclaimed:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I think he will do, Harry.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, if you say so, all right,\" returned the other, and then turning\u003cbr\u003eto Bob, he asked:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Would your guardian object seriously if you did not deliver your order\u003cbr\u003efor about half an hour?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't know. Saturday is always a busy day at the store, and Mr.\u003cbr\u003eDardus always scolds me if I don't get right back. It doesn't make any\u003cbr\u003edifference to him how far I have to go, he always thinks I should be\u003cbr\u003eback within fifteen minutes after I have started. So I'd rather not\u003cbr\u003edelay--because I don't like to be scolded,\" added the boy, as though by\u003cbr\u003eway of apologizing for his refusal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, if we gave you a dollar, don't you think you could stand the old\u003cbr\u003eman's scolding, if you were half an hour late?\" asked the elder of the\u003cbr\u003eNew Yorkers, at the same time putting his hand in his pocket and drawing\u003cbr\u003eforth a large roll of bills, which he opened ostentatiously. The figures\u003cbr\u003ewere so large that Bob's eyes seemed as though they would pop out of his\u003cbr\u003ehead, so eagerly did they scan them. The man extracted a dollar bill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sight of so much money in the possession of one man fairly\u003cbr\u003ehypnotized the boy, and he replied:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Do you mean you will give me a whole dollar if I will wait here half an\u003cbr\u003ehour?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"That's what!\" exclaimed the man with the roll of bills. \"But there is a\u003cbr\u003elittle more to it. Our friend, Mr. Anthony Simpkins, and we, have an\u003cbr\u003eimportant business transaction in hand, involving fifteen hundred\u003cbr\u003edollars.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079811121392,"sku":"2940013945067","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013945067_p0.jpg?v=1763597672","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013945067","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}