The Adventures of a Boy Reporter

The Adventures of a Boy
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The Adventures of a Boy Reporter
by Harry Steele Morrison, 1900
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I
.
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY-- LIFE AT SCHOOL-- THE HUT
CLUB IS FORMED-- THE COMING OF THE CIRCUS
CHAPTER II
.
ARCHIE LONGS FOR A CHANGE IN SURROUNDINGS-- A TRIP
TO NEW YORK WITH UNCLE HENRY
CHAPTER III
.
ARCHIE DETERMINES TO GO TO THE CITY TO WORK--
LEAVING HOME AT NIGHT
CHAPTER IV
.
WORKING ON A FARM TO EARN SOME MONEY-- CRUEL
TREATMENT
CHAPTER V

.
THE NIGHT AMONG THE RUINS-- THE CAMP-FIRE OF THE
TRAMPS
CHAPTER VI
.
STEALING A RIDE-- KICKED OUT BY THE BRAKEMAN
CHAPTER VII
.
ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK-- A NIGHT IN A LODGING-HOUSE
CHAPTER VIII
.
LOOKING FOR WORK-- WASHING DISHES IN A BOWERY
RESTAURANT
CHAPTER IX
.
IN THE STREET AGAIN-- THE POLICE STATION-- VISITS THE
NEWSPAPER OFFICE, AND IS KINDLY RECEIVED BY THE
EDITOR
CHAPTER X
.
LIVING IN COMFORT AGAIN-- FEATURED AS "THE BOY
REPORTER"
CHAPTER XI
.
A DAY AND A NIGHT IN CONEY ISLAND-- RAIDING A
GAMBLING DEN
CHAPTER XII
.
A SUCCESSFUL REPORTER-- THE EDITOR DECIDES TO SEND

HIM AS CORRESPONDENT TO THE PHILIPPINES-- LEAVING
NEW YORK-- IN CHICAGO
CHAPTER XIII
.
SAN FRANCISCO-- THE TRANSPORT GONE-- WORKING HIS
WAY TO HONOLULU BY PEELING VEGETABLES ON A
PACIFIC LINER-- THE CAPITAL OF HAWAII
CHAPTER XIV
.
THE VOYAGE ON THE TRANSPORT-- A STORM AT SEA--
ARRIVAL IN MANILA
CHAPTER XV
.
ARCHIE STARTS OUT ON AN EXPLORING TOUR, AND HAS
SOME STRANGE ADVENTURES AMONG THE NATIVES--
SEIZED BY THE REBELS
CHAPTER XVI
.
A PLEASANT CAPTOR-- BRAVE BILL HICKSON ALLOWS
ARCHIE TO ESCAPE-- FIRST GLIMPSE OF AGUINALDO
CHAPTER XVII
.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN TROOPS-- ARCHIE THE HERO
OF THE REGIMENT
CHAPTER XVIII
.
THE MARCH AFTER THE REBELS-- THE FIRST BATTLE--
ARCHIE WOUNDED
CHAPTER XIX

.
RETURN TO MANILA-- IN THE HOSPITAL--
CONGRATULATED BY ALL-- WRITING TO THE PAPER OF HIS
EXPERIENCES
CHAPTER XX
.
AROUND THE ISLAND ON A WAR-SHIP-- BOMBARDING A
FILIPINO TOWN
CHAPTER XXI
.
CONTINUING THE CRUISE-- ANOTHER VILLAGE CAPTURED--
THE ADMIRAL ARCHIE'S FRIEND-- A GREAT BATTLE AND
AN UNEXPECTED VICTORY-- LONGING TO BE HOME AGAIN
CHAPTER XXII
.
RETURN TO HEADQUARTERS-- A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR,
WITH PERMISSION TO RETURN TO NEW YORK-- BILL
HICKSON GOES, TOO
CHAPTER XXIII
.
HONG KONG-- A HAPPY TIME IN TOKIO-- HONOLULU
AGAIN-- ARRIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO, AND A GREAT
RECEPTION BY THE PRESS-- ARCHIE AND BILL ARRIVE IN
NEW YORK, AND ARE THE HEROES OF THE HOUR
CHAPTER XXIV
.
DOING "SPECIAL" WORK UPON THE EVENING PAPER--
INTERVIEWS WITH FAMOUS MEN-- CALLS UPON OLD
FRIENDS
CHAPTER XXV

.
PRIVATE SECRETARY TO A MILLIONAIRE-- STUDYING AT
EVENING SCHOOL-- LIVING AMID ELEGANT
SURROUNDINGS
CHAPTER XXVI
.
DECIDES TO VISIT HOME-- A GREAT RECEPTION IN THE
TOWN-- A PUBLIC CHARACTER NOW-- DINNER TO THE HUT
CLUB-- DEMONSTRATION AT THE TOWN HALL-- A
TELEGRAM FROM HIS EMPLOYER LEAVING FOR EUROPE
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THE ADVENTURES OF A BOY REPORTER.
CHAPTER I
.
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY-- LIFE AT SCHOOL-- THE HUT
CLUB IS FORMED-- THE COMING OF THE CIRCUS.
"YES," said Mrs. Dunn to her neighbour, Mrs. Sullivan, "we are
expecting great things of Archie, and yet we sometimes hardly know
what to think of the boy. He has the most remarkable ideas of things,
and there seems to be absolutely no limit to his ambition. He has long
since determined that he will some day be