Frank
Fowler, The Cash Boy. by Horatio Alger - book
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ILLUSTRATED After his dying mother reveals he was adopted, young Frank goes to
New York to support himself and his sister while trying to solve the mystery
of his birth. Aka: Frank Fowler's Early Struggles or From Prison to Fortune.
Frank Fowler, 16, is left to support himself and
his little sister, Grace, after their mother dies. Before her death, she tells
Frank that he’s not really her son, explaining that he was left to her by a
mysterious stranger many years earlier. Frank is stunned by this news and
hopes he can someday solve the mystery. Meanwhile, he places his sister
in the care of a neighbor, and journeys to New York to find a job. He secures
work with a firm, but cannot get by on his scanty salary. Fortunately, he
meets a benefactor, Mr. Wharton, who hires him as a reader, paying him
liberally. Mr. Wharton’s nephew, John Wade, long ago told him that his
son died of a fever in Havana. Wharton finds himself drawn to Frank because he
resembles his son. Wade tried to dispose of Frank in order to make himself the
sole heir of the Wharton fortune, so when Wade recognizes Frank, he conspires
to get rid of Frank again. Frank must fight for his identity and his very
life.
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