Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck

teacher, slowly. "Ran

e lighted up w

hat he would not have succeeded but for the unfort

uke's friends

," said Randolph. "At an

nd I have no doubt on the subject. Luke had so gre

" persisted Ran

that had he not stopped to ascertain the ext

said half a

esult as indicating the superior

itled to the priz

uggest to you that it would be graceful and proper

ded, with one o

hat, Mr. Hooper," sai

prize fairly a

won it if I had not stopped with Tom, but that doesn't affect the matter one way or t

r, gravely, "there is

forward and rec

terbury watch from the hands of Mr. Hooper. The bo

nnot understand why there was any collision at

ng from his injuries, and the evident indifferenc

tion. Why did you act like a

e way in time," stammered Tom, w

eason?" asked the t

ould I have?" said Tom, but h

quietly. "Your action, however, spoiled Luke's

red Tom, placing his hand upon th

you to go home and apply cold water or a

d him. Randolph would gladly have dispensed with his company, but h

watch," said Tom, when they were

I don't care so much for that as for the t

You've got another watch

t?" said Randolp

ive me the Waterbury

it to you?" answere

ouldn't have won it, nor

ou make t

er said so

t agree

Luke was seven or

in his

was lucky

for me. My hea

sorry, o

Come, Randolph, give me th

eek, I must say. I w

on I am to get for my broken he

, if he had had a dozen watches, would

Luke and the teacher of t

er, as I'm really sorry for you, I am willing to give you a qu

r from his vest pocket

is face flushed with indignation and sham

e the meanest specimen of a boy that I ever came across. Any boy is a fo

ngrily. "This is the pay I get for

," said Tom, curtly, and he crosse

r uneasily. After all, he was s

he reflected. "I would be willing to give him ten cents more, but as