Lady Luck

BOOKS BY HUGH WILEY
JADE, and Other Stories LADY LUCK THE WILDCAT
MY FATHER
When you 's travellin' heavy on de misery road
An' yo' back is breakin' wid de misery load,
Jes' figger dat yo' trouble 's boun' to end,
Cause Lady Luck is waitin' fo' you, 'roun de bend.
THE WILDCAT
CHAPTER I
Ah wuz a fiel' han' fo' Ah sailed de sea,
Wisht Ah wuz a fiel' han' now.
Dis konk'rin' hero business don' make no hit wid me—