# Nick Doyle, the Gold-Hunter
This serialized tale by P. Hamilton Myers follows Frederick Innis, a struggling young lawyer in New York who resolves to seek fortune in California after hearing of the gold discovery. The narrative begins with Innis's precarious financial situation—he maintains appearances despite poverty and has found no clients. When California gold news reaches him, he decides to emigrate despite discouraging remarks from wealthy acquaintances like banker Twiggs, whose father Innis's father once assisted.
A legal obstacle thwarts Innis's departure: an unjust judgment is executed against his baggage and passage ticket the day before his scheduled departure. Desperate and friendless among the wealthy, Innis confides in young friend Whitman, who approaches Twiggs for a loan. The banker refuses coldly. Kitty Twiggs, the banker's daughter who harbors unacknowledged affection for Innis and resents her father's callousness, secretly gathers her jewelry to raise the needed funds, consulting a family lawyer to arrange assistance without revealing her identity.
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About this artifact
- Date
- October 5, 1892
- Rights
- Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
- Restoration
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