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Author of "Virginia of the Air Lanes," "Double Trouble," etc.
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PAGE CHAPTER I. Which is of an Introductory Character 1
CHAPTER III. Reminiscentially Autobiographical 20
CHAPTER IV. Jim Discovers his Coral Island 39
CHAPTER VI. I am Inducted into the Cave, and Enlist 55
CHAPTER VIII. A Welcome to Wall Street and Us 77
CHAPTER IX. I Go Abroad and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger 86
CHAPTER XI. The Empress and Sir John Meet Again 112
CHAPTER XII. In which the Burdens of Wealth Begin to Fall upon Us 120
CHAPTER XIII. A Sitting or Two in the Game with the World and Destiny 137
CHAPTER XIV. In which we Learn Something of Railroads, and Attend Some Remarkable Christenings 152
CHAPTER XV. Some Affairs of the Heart Considered in their Relation to Dollars and Cents 169
CHAPTER XVI. Some Things which Happened in our Halcyon Days 185
CHAPTER XVII. Relating to the Disposition of the Captives 201
CHAPTER XVIII. The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott 214
CHAPTER XIX. In which Events Resume their Usual Course--at a Somewhat Accelerated Pace 231
CHAPTER XX. I Twice Explain the Condition of the Trescott Estate 248
CHAPTER XXI. Of Conflicts, Within and Without 260
CHAPTER XXII. In which I Win my Great Victory 270
CHAPTER XXIII. The "Dutchman's Mill" and What it Ground 281
CHAPTER XXIV. The Beginning of the End 291
CHAPTER XXV. That Last Weird Battle in the West 306
CHAPTER XXVI. The End--and a Beginning 320
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James Elkins, the "man who made Lattimore," known as "Jim."
Albert Barslow, who tells the tale; the friend and partner of Jim.
Alice Barslow, his wife; at first, his sweetheart.
William Trescott, known as "Bill," a farmer and capitalist.
Mrs. Hinckley, his wife; devoted to the emancipation of woman.
General Lattimore, pioneer, soldier, and godfather of Lattimore.