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                           STRIVE AND SUCCEED

                                   OR

                     THE PROGRESS OF WALTER CONRAD

                                   BY
                           HORATIO ALGER, JR.

              AUTHOR OF “ERIE TRAIN BOY,” “YOUNG ACROBAT,”
                 “ONLY AN IRISH BOY,” “BOUND TO RISE,”
                     “STRONG AND STEADY,” “JULIUS,
                         THE STREET BOY,” ETC.



                                NEW YORK
                            HURST & COMPANY
                               PUBLISHERS




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                         ALGER SERIES FOR BOYS.
                       UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.
                         BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.

    Adrift in New York.
    A Cousin’s Conspiracy.
    Andy Gordon.
    Andy Grant’s Pluck.
    Bob Burton.
    Bound to Rise.
    Brave and Bold.
    Cash Boy.
    Chester Rand.
    Do and Dare.
    Driven from Home.
    Erie Train Boy.
    Facing the World.
    Five Hundred Dollars.
    Frank’s Campaign.
    Grit.
    Hector’s Inheritance.
    Helping Himself.
    Herbert Caster’s Legacy.
    In a New World.
    Jack’s Ward.
    Jed, the Poor House Boy.
    Joe’s Luck.
    Julius, the Street Boy.
    Luke Walton.
    Making His Way.
    Mark Mason.
    Only an Irish Boy.
    Paul, the Peddler.
    Phil, the Fiddler.
    Ralph Raymond’s Heir.
    Risen from the Ranks.
    Sam’s Chance.
    Shifting for Himself.
    Sink or Swim.
    Slow and Sure.
    Store Boy.
    Strive and Succeed.
    Strong and Steady.
    Struggling Upward.
    Tin Box.
    Tom, the Bootblack.
    Tony, the Tramp.
    Try and Trust.
    Wait and Hope.
    Walter Sherwood’s Probation.
    Young Acrobat.
    Young Adventurer.
    Young Outlaw.
    Young Salesman.

      _Price, Post-Paid, 35c. each, or any three books for $1.00._

                            HURST & COMPANY
                       PUBLISHERS,      NEW YORK.




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                                   TO

                           MY YOUNG FRIENDS,

                          ISABELLA AND EDWIN,

                              THIS VOLUME

                      IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.




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                                PREFACE.


“STRIVE AND SUCCEED” is reprinted from the pages of _Young Israel_, a
New York juvenile magazine, to which it was contributed as a serial. It
is complete in itself, and can be read independently; but those who have
read its predecessor, “Strong and Steady,” may be interested to learn
that it traces the subsequent career of Walter Conrad, showing how he
continued to paddle his own canoe, and chronicles the adventures of
Joshua Drummond after his flight from home.

As Walter’s success as a teacher at the West may seem to some
improbable, in view of his youth, I am led to say that I know of more
than one case equally remarkable, in particular that of a gentleman
since prominent as a politician. The moral of the book is contained in
the title. As a rule of action, I recommend it confidently to all my
young readers.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 1872.

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                          STRIVE AND SUCCEED.

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                               CHAPTER I

                        WALTER CONRAD’S MISSION.


A LONG train was running at moderate speed over a Wisconsin railroad.
Among the passengers was a stout, gentlemanly-looking boy, who looked
much more than sixteen, although he had not yet reached that age. On the
seat beside him was a large carpetbag, which contained all the clothing
he carried with him. As the conductor passed through the car, the boy
asked:

“Are we near Benton?”

“It is the next station.”

“Is that the place to take the stage for Portville?”

“Yes.”

“Can you tell me how far I shall have to ride in the stage?”

“A matter of ten miles or thereabouts.”

“Thank you.”

The conductor passed on, and the boy began to shake the dust from his
coat, and, opening his carpetbag, deposited therein a copy of _Harper’s
Magazine_ which he had been reading. I may as well introduce him at once
to the