Too much coincidence. My problem may be that I read this and Silas Snobden's Office Boy in quick succession, and now (a few days later) I really can't remember what happened in this one. I think this one is he lost his fortune to a poor guardian, and ended up going out West and making his fortune...but was there an accusation of theft and a job loss in the middle? Or was that in the other book? Not bad, not particularly memorable. ( )