Walter Conrad is a student at the Essex Classical Institute when his family’s fortune suddenly vanishes. Sent to live with his grudging relative Jacob Drummond of Stapleton, he works in the old man’s store, is accused of theft, and sets out to make his own way with honesty and a stout heart, in time as a book agent.
Classic Alger rags-to-respectability fare from the Luck and Pluck series. Download the free EPUB.