The Telegraph Boy

After his father suddenly dies Frank Kavanaugh is forced to live with his aunt and uncle who are unwilling to support Frank. Frank decides to move to New York City where he works in a variety of positions, eventually becoming a Telegraph Boy. On one of his assignments he is asked to work as an errand boy for an importer who knows that one of his employees is stealing large amounts of money from him. Frank's assignment is to learn the identity of the thief. Horatio Alger, Jr. authored about seventy books. He was the son of a clergyman, graduated from Harvard. His stories are pure, inspiring and as endearing today as they were when first published.