Produced by Laura Stewart, Juliet Sutherland, Charles
Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Author of Oliver Bright's Search, To Alaska For Gold,
The Last Cruise Of The Spitfire, Shorthand Tom, Etc.
"Richard Dare's Venture," although a complete story in itself, formsthe initial volume of the "Bound to Succeed" Series, a line of bookswritten primarily for boys, but which it would seem not only girls butalso persons of mature age have taken up with more or less interest.
The story relates the adventures of a country youth who comes to NewYork to seek his fortune, just as many country lads have done in thepast and many are likely to do in the future. Richard feels that thereis nothing for him to do in the sleepy village in which he resides,and that he must "strike out for himself," and he does so, with nocash capital to speak of, but with plenty of true American backbone,and with the firm conviction that if he does his duty as he finds it,and watches his chances, he will be sure to make a place for himself.
Richard finds life in the metropolis no bed of roses, and when he atlength gains a footing he is confronted by many a snare and pitfall.But, thanks to the Christian teachings of the best of mothers, and hisnatural uprightness of character, he escapes these evils, and givesa practical teaching of the Biblical admonition of "returning evilwith good."
When the first edition of this work was placed on the market severalyears ago, the author had hoped that it would receive some notice; buthe was hardly prepared for the warm reception which readers and criticsalike all over the country accorded it. For this enthusiasm he isprofoundly grateful. The street scenes in New York have beenparticularly commended; the author would add that these are notfictitious, but are taken from life.
NEWARK, N.J., March 1, 1899.
I. A Serious Accident
II. Bitter Moments
III. Preparing to Start
IV. On the Train
V. The Smash-up
VI. Under Suspicion
VII. The End of the Journey
VIII. The "Watch Below"
IX. Locked Out
X. The First Night in New York
XI. Robbed
XII. On the Search
XIII. Richard Calls on Mr. Joyce
XIV. Work Obtained
XV. New Quarters
XVI. Pep
XVII. Getting Acquainted
XVIII. A Strange Situation
XIX. The Laurel Club
XX. Trouble Brewing
XXI. Richard in Trouble
XXII. Richard Visits Mr. Joyce Again
XXIII. Strange Discoveries
XXIV. Pep's Home
XXV. Tom Clover
XXVI. A Scene in the Stock-room
XXVII. A Fire and its Result
XXVIII. A Lucky Resolve
XXIX. Frank's Idea
XXX. Mr. Martin's Clerks
XXXI. Tom Clover's Statement
XXXII. The Firm of Massanet and D