JOE’S LUCK
OR
ALWAYS WIDE AWAKE
BY
HORATIO ALGER, JR.
AUTHOR OF
“TONY THE TRAMP,” “SLOW AND SURE,” “THE CASH BOY,”
“MAKING HIS WAY,” “JACK’S WARD,” “DO AND DARE,”
“FACING THE WORLD,” “STRONG AND STEADY,”
“STRIVE AND SUCCEED,” ETC.
NEW YORK
THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY
1913
JOE’S LUCK
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCES JOE
“Come here, you Joe, and be quick about it!”
The boy addressed, a stout boy of fifteen, with an honest, sun-browned face, looked calmly at the speaker.
“What’s wanted?” he asked.
“Brush me off, and don’t be all day about it!” said Oscar Norton impatiently.