OUT FOR BUSINESS by Horatio Alger 

Robert Frost's Strange Career

ILLUSTRATED -   Running away from an abusive stepfather, young Robert Frost takes a job in a Chicago hotel where he is involved in recovering a stolen map showing valuable land grants.  Robert Frost’s mother has just remarried. When the two newlyweds return from a short vacation, Robert discovers that his new stepfather is after the control of his mother's assets. As Robert's home life deteriorates further, he decides to leave home and go to Chicago.  On the train to Chicago, Robert meets Dick Marden, a prosperous gold miner, traveling east from the mines. Taking a likening to Robert, Dick Marden helps Robert get a job in a Chicago ticket office. Unfortunately, the ticket office building burns to the ground and Robert is out of work.  Robert struggles to find happiness with his family again, while at the same time, he must find a new job so that he may prosper and not suffer.

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