A Chance for Himself

About this eBook

Author

Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend), 1827-1916

Title

A Chance for Himself; or, Jack Hazard and His Treasure

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Trials -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 56759

Release Date

March 16, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A CHANCE FOR HIMSELF;
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.CHAPTER I THE THUNDER-SQUALL.
4. 4.CHAPTER II WHAT JACK FOUND IN THE LOG.
5. 5.CHAPTER III “TREASURE-TROVE.”
6. 6.CHAPTER IV IN WHICH JACK COUNTS HIS CHICKENS.
7. 7.CHAPTER V WAITING FOR THE DEACON.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI “ABOUT THAT HALF-DOLLAR.”
9. 9.CHAPTER VII HOW JACK WENT FOR HIS TREASURE.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII JACK AND THE SQUIRE.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX THE SQUIRE’S PERPLEXITY AND JACK’S STRATAGEM.
12. 12.CHAPTER X “THE HUSWICK TRIBE.”
13. 13.CHAPTER XI THE “COURT” AND THE “VERDICT.”
14. 14.CHAPTER XII HOW HOD’S TROUSERS WENT TO THE SQUIRE’S HOUSE.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV SQUIRE PETERNOT AT HOME.
17. 17.CHAPTER XV JACK AND THE HUSWICK BOYS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI HOW JACK CALLED AT THE SQUIRE’S.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX HOW JACK WAS INVITED TO RIDE.
22. 22.CHAPTER XX HOW THE SHOES AND STOCKINGS CAME HOME.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI JACK IN DISGRACE.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXII JACK AND THE JOLLY CONSTABLE.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII BEFORE JUDGE GARTY.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV THE PRISONER’S CUP OF MILK.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXV JACK’S PRISONERS.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII THE RACE, AND HOW IT ENDED.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII THE SEARCH, AND HOW IT ENDED.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX THE CULVERT AND THE CORNFIELD.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXX JACK BREAKFASTS AND RECEIVES A VISITOR.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI TEA WITH AUNT PATSY.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII A STRANGE CALL AT A STRANGE HOUR OF THE NIGHT.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV AT MR. CHATFORD’S GATE.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVI THE “RIDE” CONTINUED.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVII ONE OF THE DEACON’S BLUNDERS.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVIII THE DEACON’S DIPLOMACY.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIX A TURN OF FORTUNE.
42. 42.CHAPTER XL THE SQUIRE’S TRIUMPH.
43. 43.CHAPTER XLI HOW IT ALL ENDED.

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