Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
t him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so tha
el and others came in. Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young l
ing," said Joe. "I
gh I generally go to a di
ect to stay in Riv
move, I hope you do
mehow, looked familiar to our hero. He came dressed in a light
where?" Joe asked himself
tte, Montana. He said he was a mining expert, but added that he
ice place," said he, "so I came o
your stay a pleasant one," sai
om, where I can get fresh air
s in the house, one overlooking the river and the lake. He ate one meal
d Joe, after watch
seem to be well," an
e seen him before, but I can't
e says this is his first trip to the East, althoug
called for a physician and
m the West, and pointed to his chest. "
eful examination and then said the
big rock came down on me. I had to hold it up for ten minutes b
nt," said the doctor. "Perhaps you'll feel
ething and passed the room of the new boarder. He saw
m before," mused our hero. "It
mself did the job. As he was rowing he asked about the man w
ery sick
s the physician's answer. "He lo
he keeps t
is mine to unsettle his nerves. He t
e a m
Mallison told me, but he nev
s the next day and then a telegram.
who answered his ring. "I want you to send for
ner was sent for without delay. He came and m
But when the doctor had left he quietly poured half of the contents o
lf. "I'd rather have some good liquor any day," and he t
drove up to the hote
the hotel and asked
r. David Ball," sa
all is
and that is why I
nd up yo
ll him Mr. Anderson is here, from
s room, and word came down that he wo
nd he can't talk business ve
ch," answered the man who ha
this conversation and he looked the
to himself. "But where? I declare he is
hest pitch, and when the two men walked up to D
d. On the bed lay the man from Montana, wrapped in seve
Anderson, as he stalked in. "
n bed. "The doctor says I am in bad shape. He wan
Anderson. "We won't trouble you an
e was a kindly looking gentleman. "Perhaps we had
Besides, I admit I need money badly. If it wasn't for that-". The man in bed beg
r the time being Joe heard
ood reason. He felt certain that the man in bed was shammin
where," he reasoned. "I wish I
, and on the other side was another closet, opening into the room the men were in. The partition between was of
ock?" he heard M
d I'll show you," answered the man in
ce and then the r
tom price for these?"
thousand
bly take twenty-five thousand,"
ce value-fifty thousand do
followed, and then mo
rice Vane, as he prepared to leave. "In the mea
on. I've got another off
man called Anderson. "So don
irs. Five minutes later they were driving a
tched them go. "I'll wager all I am worth that I've met that Anderson before, an
once more. To his surprise he saw Mr. David Ball sitting in
morning," he mused. "In fact, I
e back, but an errand took him up the lake. He had to stop at several
ould not tell what, made him run over and take a look at the spot that had proved a shelter f
had seen there-the fellows who had talked about mining stocks. Then, of
l is that fellow who called himself Malone, and Ande