A Cousin's Conspiracy: A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance - Horatio Alger Jr

A Cousin's Conspiracy is the story of Ernest,\n an honest and honorable boy of 16 years who has been robbed of his rightful inheritance and doesn't even know it.\n Follow Ernest on his journey to regain what should be his. ---Excerpt--- CHAPTER IX AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.\n He was provided with a broom,\n and in the morning swept the bank.\n Sometimes he washed the windows;\n at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank,\n ready for any call upon his services.\n Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them. 41 Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.\n About eleven o'clock an elderly