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Five Hundred Dollars; or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret

Chapter 4 UNCLE JACOB'S STARTLING REVELATION.

Word Count: 1445    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

on," said Bert to his mother, when he went h

r's favorite brother-always kind and

n. His face is browned up, as if he ha

ears since he went to California. D

lthough his clothing is neat and clean

im none the less warmly. It will indeed seem l

bringing in wood and doi

ou how long he intended

and then he started to call on the squire. Do you know, mother, I am rat

ought to be well received by Albert Marlowe, for when Albert's father was in trouble Jacob lent him fi

be very cordial. You know

m his mother, who is extremel

of a high

arton

barefoot on the sand. Later on she sewed straw for a living. She is no wor

knows about his mo

has kept it s

n Percy gets into one of

he nor his mother is any the

mother, just as I don't feel

n honorable living, we ha

er, that I heard bad n

is t

ikely to be shut do

s. Barton, an anxious l

h shoes, and it is thought best to suspend

mother, gravely. "I earn

I could get a job

. Besides there are hands enough for all that

mething, mother," said Bert, hop

y till the tim

knock at the door. Mrs. Ba

s it really you?" sh

old man, his face lighting up. "I've been w

believe it is really you. Now tell me wh

aps I shall think of one bimeby. Now

b; but as long as Bert and I have our heal

ooking about the plain little sitting-room

u will find many

his seems like home

use is finel

e; but I don't think I should ev

invite

, with a smile, "I don't think the inv

y n

t and the whole fam

ey would judge that f

nd plain in my tastes, and that

u had, Unc

ize in your own case. I am an old man, to be sure, bu

b, it would be comfortable t

iarch. I'm only sixty-five, and I can

be sick, Un

pleasant things, Mary. I

stay with us. You will always find

b, earnestly. "Would you really be willing to ta

d Mrs. Barton, heartily. "I hope you didn

ch since you were a girl. Well, Mary, I

le Jacob. I was afraid Albert wou

s talk about other things. Remember, I haven't heard any family

tion as Uncle Jacob suggested, and when he had occ

It is nearly ten o'clock. I ough

you as far as the house. It

's house as the church clock struc

n to his room, and being fatigued he soon fell

s, Uncle Jacob, in which I can assist you? If you would like to con

!" thought

on in years, and can't work as well as I could once. Do you think it

owe, with an expression of ho

d dollars, which I think would be e

quire Marlowe. "Didn't you tell me you had a

t mining stocks, and after a whil

pauper!" said th

and I hope with that to get starte

that appeared on the faces of Percy and his

fe, "may I speak with

nly, my

ou can!" she said, imperiously. "He

" said the squire.

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1 Chapter 1 A NEW ARRIVAL IN LAKEVILLE.2 Chapter 2 UNCLE JACOB'S RECEPTION.3 Chapter 3 A VISIT TO THE FACTORY.4 Chapter 4 UNCLE JACOB'S STARTLING REVELATION.5 Chapter 5 UNCLE JACOB RECEIVES HIS WALKING PAPERS.6 Chapter 6 SQUIRE MARLOWE IS SURPRISED.7 Chapter 7 UNCLE JACOB LEAVES LAKEVILLE.8 Chapter 8 DISCHARGED.9 Chapter 9 MRS. BARTON'S SECRET.10 Chapter 10 STOLEN MONEY.11 Chapter 11 THE TWENTY-DOLLAR BILL.12 Chapter 12 MR. JONES IS EXCITED.13 Chapter 13 PERCY GETS RID OF THE BILL.14 Chapter 14 BERT STANDS TRIAL.15 Chapter 15 BERT'S TRIUMPHANT VINDICATION.16 Chapter 16 WHAT BECAME OF THE STOLEN NOTE.17 Chapter 17 AFTER THE TRIAL.18 Chapter 18 BERT OBTAINS WORK.19 Chapter 19 BERT'S EXPERIENCE AS A FARMER'S BOY.20 Chapter 20 BERT IS PLACED IN AN EMBARRASSING POSITION.21 Chapter 21 THE MIDNIGHT VISIT TO THE PANTRY.22 Chapter 22 A PANIC AT FARMER WILSON'S.23 Chapter 23 BERT FORMS A RESOLUTION.24 Chapter 24 THE OFFICE OF THE MAGNET MINE.25 Chapter 25 AN ADVERTISEMENT AND WHAT CAME OF IT.26 Chapter 26 BERT SECURES BOARD IN HARRISBURG.27 Chapter 27 A BOARDING-HOUSE IN HARRISBURG.28 Chapter 28 BERT'S FIRST APPEARANCE ON ANY STAGE.29 Chapter 29 BERT SECURES A BOX OF MR. HARDING'S PAPERS.30 Chapter 30 BERT OBTAINS AN IMPORTANT CLEW.31 Chapter 31 SQUIRE MARLOWE IS SURPRISED. 3132 Chapter 32 HIRAM FRENCH, OF CHICAGO.33 Chapter 33 A LATE ARRIVAL AT MRS. BARTON'S COTTAGE.34 Chapter 34 BERT INTERVIEWS HARDING'S SISTER.35 Chapter 35 SUCCESS COMES STRANGELY.36 Chapter 36 RALPH HARDING IS FOUND.37 Chapter 37 ALBERT MARLOWE MEETS HIS VICTIM.38 Chapter 38 MR. BARTON DEFIES THE SQUIRE.39 Chapter 39 CONCLUSION.