A Young Inventor's Pluck

or The Mystery of the Willington Legacy

Written by Arthur M. Winfield, pseudonym of Edward Stratemeyer

(1901)

INTRODUCTION:

My Dear Boys and Girls: "A YOUNG INVENTOR'S PLUCK" relates the
adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a
mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds
himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled
to support not only himself, but likewise his sister. Jack Willington's path is no easy one to tread.
The bank in which the sister and brother have their
little store of money deposited fails, and with this
comes the shutting down of the tool works in
which our hero is employed. To add to the lad's
troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the
youth is accused of incendiarism. But Jack and his sister Deb are not without
friends, and the fact that the boy is an inventor and
has almost ready the model of a useful and valuable
invention, aids him to secure his release, and then
he goes forth to run down his enemies and to solve
the mystery connected with a rich family legacy. Generally speaking, life in a factory town is
thought to be dull and monotonous, whereas the
truth is, that it is usually full of interest and not
devoid of excitement of a peculiar kind. In this
tale I have tried to picture life in such a place
truthfully, with all of its lights and its shadows,
and I hope that my story will prove more or less
instructive in consequence.

Affectionately your friend, ARTHUR M. WINFIELD.

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