Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck

he lake region only a handful of people came to his funeral. Joe was the chief mourner, and it ca

Joe what he intended to do. He

t blue box?" questi

have not tho

ins money and pape

-day," said the boy. "I-I cou

ate the box and that it contains all

way on a trip to the West, so Mr. Talmadge could offer the b

do you, Joe?" asked Ned, as he and Jo

N

t any money I'll do

Ned; you are

on the world in this fashion," wen

od deal of Uncle Hiram. He was strange

the head once by ac

es

made him que

haps

pending money saved up. You may have tha

r not take

y n

es, I think there is money around somewher

box by all means!" cried th

ke guides had managed to repair one room of the broken

dishes and cooking utensils The floor was bare and the wi

stay here, now you are alone?"

w where else

move in

t to find that blue box be

ole and corner they could think of and locate. They pulled away heavy boards

e here," said Ned, af

be here,"

was buried u

, I am certain it is some

eral spots in that locality where Joe thought the blue box might have be

abin. Both were tired out, Ned especially so. Joe was much

some day," said Ned. "That is, unle

men,

d to mend the cabin ju

the box. Bart Andrews and Jack Thomp

er you can't find some

r for some time, and then Ned

h," he said. "It will be bette

eclined t

the hunt again the first th

nything, come and se

ill,

ked down to the lake with him. His friend gone, t

eese which a neighbor had brought over. He felt utterly alone in the g

ing came his mind was made up. He would make his own

lue box I'll get along wit

sing box. The entire day was spent in the search, but without results. Towards night, Joe

half of his own and nine dollars which

t over. "Not very much to go out into the world with. If I

thinking of giving up his roving life aroun

uncertain way, and he longed to go forth into

rn, and so were his shoes and his cap. Hiram Bodley had

to come up here and make me an offer

nware and doing all sorts of trading. It was time for him to visit that neighbo

be along to-morrow, J

send him over to my place? Tell hi

o sell o

s,

u going to d

some job

fishing isn't what it used to be.

d a brief smile hov

cheap. Jasok is a great f

ce, I'll load the things on the

want to sell Hiram's d

s,

you ten dol

welve, Mr. Smith. It'

, bring it over and I'll allow you twelve dollars," answer

ceived his money. Then he returned to the cabin

appeared. At first he declared that all of the

that, we won't talk abo

k. "De clothes vos rags, and de

ke them to town and sell them. I

boasted of the ownership of a second-hand store. To think th

d. "I vos your friend, an' I gif

for ten dollars,"

o the main road, where the wagon had been left. The money was paid over, and by nightfall all of the goods were on the wagon, and Joe was lef

do before that is gone," he told himself