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Gerald Lane rose from the breakfast table and was about to leave the room, when his stepmother addressed him:"Stop a minute, Gerald, I have something to say to you."Mrs. Lane was a thin woman, rather above the usual height, with a prominent nose and thin lips. It was easy to see that she was not Gerald's mother. He was a strong, well-made boy, with red cheeks and a pleasant face, but his expression at this moment was grave and sad.

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Cheated of his inheritance by his scheming stepmother, young Gerald Lane goes to work for a lawyer who sends him on a perilous mission to Montana to recover stolen money.

"Let the boy have his way," said Thomas Nixon, "I prefer to provide for him myself." So it was arranged. Mrs. Lane was left in undisturbed possession of the estate, but now—five years later—it has been reduced one half. Abel has proved extravagant and dissipated, and is far from giving satisfaction to his mother. Gerald has bought his father's house, and is now owner of the old homestead. He and Mr. Nixon live there, and he occupies a business position in the city. His prospects are very bright, and there is every indication that he will be in time a very rich man. In his case success is based on merit. He has brought happiness to Mr. Nixon, who is in better health than he has been for the last twenty years. The clouds that darkened a part of his life have rolled by, and his declining years are full of sunshine, thanks to Gerald and his mission. "A manly, resourceful lad, left to the care of a tyrannical stepmother, finds his home unbearable, and starts out in the world determined to make a place for himself, in which effort he scores a decided success." -Publishers Weekly "A very good boy's story. The boy's father trusts his second wife and leaves all his belongings in her hands. No sooner is he buried than the proverbial stepmother side is shown to the boy. He is totally disinherited. Good friends arise and the boy makes his own fortune, while the stepmother loses ground." -The Outlook "The well-known writer of books for boys, who will find the adventures of the hero of this book very interesting." -The Western Christian Advocate

Gerald Lane rose from the breakfast table and was about to leave the room, when his stepmother addressed him:"Stop a minute, Gerald, I have something to say to you."Mrs. Lane was a thin woman, rather above the usual height, with a prominent nose and thin lips. It was easy to see that she was not Gerald's mother. He was a strong, well-made boy, with red cheeks and a pleasant face, but his expression at this moment was grave and sad.