Front matter

BEN SWUNG HIS HAT AND SHOUTED, AND AT LAST CAUGHT THE NOTICE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE BANK.—P. 51.

THE TELEGRAPH

MESSENGER BOY

OR

THE STRAIGHT ROAD TO SUCCESS

BY

EDWARD S. ELLIS

AUTHOR OF “DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI,” “LIFE OF KIT

CARSON,” “LOST IN THE WILDS,” “RED

PLUME,” ETC.

CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY

NEW YORK, N. Y.

Copyright, 1889, by

N. L. MUNRO

Copyright, 1904, by

THE MERSHON COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. On a Log 1

II. The Collision 8

III. The Office Boy 16

IV. A Message in the Night 22

V. In Storm and Darkness 29

VI. “Tell Mother I Am All Right” 36

VII. A Thrilling Voyage 43

VIII. The Cipher Telegram 50

IX. The Translation 57

X. Farmer Jones 64

XI. The Value of Courtesy 71

XII. A Call 78

XIII. At the Grandin Mansion 85

XIV. The Conspiracy 93

XV. An Affray at Night 99

XVI. The Third Telegram 106

XVII. Decidedly Mixed 113

XVIII. Between Two Fires 120

XIX. Baffled! 127

XX. Watching and Waiting 134

XXI. “Lay Low!” 141

XXII. The Battle of Life 148

XXIII. Face to Face 155

XXIV. Startling Discoveries 160

XXV. In the Nick of Time 169

XXVI. Conclusion 176

The Telegraph Messenger Boy