A Debt of Honor: The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West

"A Debt of Honor: The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a tale set in the Colorado foothills about sixteen-year-old Gerald Lane, who is burdened with his father's illness and a long ago sacrifice made by his father which concerns a wealthy man named Bradley Wentworth. With the health of his father failing, Gerald learns of a debt of honor Wentworth owes, revealing a past filled with moral obligations and a need for justice. As the story begins, the reader finds Gerald charged with the task of helping his father's hope that Wentworth will finally provide restitution, setting the stage for a journey through betrayal and moral resilience in the rugged West.