Title -- Contents -- Chapter I - Ben's Inheritance -- Chapter II - Deacon Pitkin's Offer -- Chapter III - Sam Sturgis' New Idea -- Chapter IV - A Brilliant Chance -- Chapter V - In Search of a Place -- Chapter VI - Mr. Pitch, the Senior Partner -- Chapter VII - Ben's Dinner-Guest -- Chapter VIII - A Strange Acquaintance -- Chapter IX - At the Astor House -- Chapter X - Ben Receives a Call -- Chapter XI - Miss Sinclair's Stratagem -- Chapter XII - In San Francisco -- Chapter XIII - Preliminary Arrangements -- Chapter XIV - The Canon Hotel -- Chapter XV - A Polite Hostess -- Chapter XVI - A New Acquaintance -- Chapter XVII - A Tight Place -- Chapter XVIII - An Evening Call -- Chapter XIX - Ben's Midnight Excursion -- Chapter XX - A Thief's Disappointment -- Chapter XXI - Ben's Savings-Bank -- Chapter XXII - The Arrival at Murphy's -- Chapter XXIII - Among the Sierras -- Chapter XXIV - Beaten at His Own Game -- Chapter XXV - The Horse-Thieves -- Chapter XXVI - What Next? -- Chapter XXVII - Ki Sing -- Chapter XXVIII - The Duel of the Miners -- Chapter XXIX - Chinese Cheap Labor -- Chapter XXX - A Midnight Visit -- Chapter XXXI - On the Mountain Path -- Chapter XXXII - The Mountain Cabin.