Paul sells prize packages on the streets of New York to help support his mother and younger brother. Rival peddlers, a lost basket and a run of bad luck test him, and when a valuable diamond ring falls into the family’s hands, a smooth confidence man calling himself Felix Montgomery sets out to take it from him.
A lively picture of street trading in 1870s New York and a fine example of Alger’s young-merchant stories. Download the free EPUB.