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In A New World - Or, Among The Gold-Fields Of Australia
In A New World Or Among The GoldFields Of Australia Author:Horatio Alger IN A NEW WORLD ANONG THE GOLD-PIBLDS OF AUSTRALIA -- CONTENTS. -- CHAPTER PAQE I. OLD F RI T I D N S J ELBOUR TE, . . 1 111. FLETCHAECIZT SS USPICIOUSLY, . . 18 IV. A TLUELY RESCTJE, . . 26 V. STARTIN F G O R THE 1In-ES, . . . 31 VI. A XIQHT ISCIDEKT, . . 40 VII. PARTIN C G O IPAXY . , . 49 VIII. A VICTIM O F TREACHERY . . 58 IX. A DISAGREEABSL... more »UE RPRISE, . . 66 XI. TAKENC APTIVE, . . 83 XII. THE HOME OF THE BUSHRANGERS, . . 91 XIII. A TRIAL A ND ITS TRAGICF INALE, . . 100 XV. LOST n-THE WOODS, . 118 SVI. TFIE SHEPIIERDHS UT, . . 195 XVII. A WELCOM I E S THE WILDS, . . 131 XVIII. A DANGEROUASC QUALUTANCE . , . 142 XIX. h RUFFIAN FOILED, . . 151 XS. THE BOYS ARRIWAT EEXDIGO, . . . , 160 XSI. B I X A G C LAIM, . . 163 iii iv C m E R XXII. SXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. YXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII.. XXXVIII. XXXIX. CONTENTS. PAGE . l77 . 186 . 194 .. 202 . 210 . 219 . 227 . 235 . 244 . 253 . 262 . 271 . 279 . 288 . 293 . 300 . 307 . 314 IN A NEW WORLD. OLD FRIENDS IN MELBOURNE. A STOUT gentleman of middle age and two boys were sitting in the pnblic room of a modest inn in Melbourne. Tlic gentleman was bnown to the public as Professor Hemmenway, who announced himself on tlie programme of liis entertainment as The Magician cian of Rladagas a, th ougli he freely confessed to his confidential friends tliat lie liad never seen tlie island of that name. lie two boys were IIarry Vane and Jaclr Pendleton, Anlericaii boys of sixteen. One liad come to Australia as assistant to the professor, and had been. accustomed to sing one or two popular songs at the magical entertairiments whicli lle gave, besides rendering him-self generally useful. Jack Pendieton was a young sailor, who had resolved to try his for-, tune in tlie new country, either at tlie mines or in any other employment offering fair coinpensation, before resuming his profession. Harry and tlie professor had been passengers on board Jaclis ship, and tlie tnro boys liad struck up an enduring friendship. The ship had been wreclred, and they had spent some veeksto gether on an uninhabited island, from wllicll they were firlally rescued, as related in a preceding story, Facing tlle World...« less