Dan sells the Evening Telegram on the steps of the Astor House to support his mother, once used to better days. He gets the better of a sharp clothing dealer, catches a thief in a rival’s trick, and is drawn into the hunt for a kidnapped little girl, playing detective among the tenements of New York.
Alger’s familiar formula of pluck and honesty at its liveliest, with a mystery thrown in. Download the free EPUB.