Dick Darling's Money, or, The Rise of an Office Boy and Other Stories

By Self-made man
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Length3h 4m

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Excerpt: ""Dick, come into my office," said Mr. Roger Bacon, a well-known wholesale dealer in watches, jewelry and silverware, on John street, New York City. "Yes, sir," replied Dick Darling, his fifteen-year-old office boy—a bright, good-looking lad, who had not yet graduated out of knickerbockers, though most boys of his age would have dispensed with them for trousers. Somehow or another Dick looked to unusual advantage in knickerbockers, and he made a pretty figure in the store, which naturally made his employer partial to that kind of attire in him. That was one reason why he continued to wear them at his age. Another reason was because being the youngest of a family of four, the older members being all girls, he was regarded by his mother and sisters as the baby of the family, and they wouldn't hear to his making any change in his attire. He was only a baby in name, however, for there wasn't a pluckier young chap of his years in his neighborhood, or in the city for that matter. The boys in his block, who knew him well, and those employed in the vicinity of Mr. Bacon's store, downtown, often made his knickerbockers the butt of their witticism, but Dick was a self-reliant, independent youth, and he didn't care a rap for the fun and criticism that was directed at his apparel. He surprised the downtown lads by polishing off a couple of them who got too gay on the subject, which made the rest rather shy about tackling him, since it was apparent that he knew how to use his fists if forced to call upon them. When Dick followed his employer into his private office the merchant pointed at the chair beside the desk, so the office boy sat down and awaited developments."

Audiobook details

GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length3 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 6, 2022
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Dick Darling's Money
12CHAPTER XI.
2CHAPTER I.
13CHAPTER XII.
3CHAPTER II.
14CHAPTER XIII.
4CHAPTER III.
15CURRENT NEWS
5CHAPTER IV.
16CHAPTER I.
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6CHAPTER V.
17CHAPTER II.
7CHAPTER VI.
18THE NEWS IN SHORT ARTICLES.
8CHAPTER VII.
19THE RENEGADE'S FATE.
9CHAPTER VIII.
20ITEMS OF INTEREST
10CHAPTER IX.
21LAUGHS
11CHAPTER X.
22ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST

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