Luck and
Pluck or, John Oakley's Inheritance. by Horatio Alger - book
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ILLUSTRATED After his father's death, John Oakley clashes with his cruel
stepmother while searching for the missing will that grants him his
inheritance. In the Luck and Pluck Series.
John Oakley, 15, lives with his stepmother, who
enticed his father into marriage, and her over-bearing son, Ben Brayton. The
stepmother persuaded Mr. Oakley to write a will entirely in her favor.
However, he had later written a less generous will, but had hidden it.
Mrs. Oakley finds the second will in a secret compartment. She takes it out
when Squire Selwyn, who had been Mr. Oakley's friend and lawyer, calls on her.
The squire knows about the second will and Mrs. Oakley permits him to search
the house. John must wait for fate to lend a hand, interceding in the
unlikely form of a practical joke on his stepbrother.
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