{"product_id":"2940013366039","title":"JOE THE HOTEL BOY","description":"CONTENTS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I.      OUT IN A STORM\u003cbr\u003e     II.     A MYSTERIOUS CONVERSATION\u003cbr\u003e     III.    A HOME IN RUINS\u003cbr\u003e     IV.     THE SEARCH FOR THE BLUE BOX\u003cbr\u003e     V.      A NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES\u003cbr\u003e     VI.     AN ACCIDENT ON THE LAKE\u003cbr\u003e     VII.    BLOWS AND KIND DEEDS\u003cbr\u003e     VIII.   THE TIMID MR. GUSSING\u003cbr\u003e     IX.     AN UNFORTUNATE OUTING\u003cbr\u003e     X.      DAVID BALL FROM MONTANA\u003cbr\u003e     XI.     A FRUITLESS CHASE\u003cbr\u003e     XII.    THE PARTICULARS OF A SWINDLE\u003cbr\u003e     XIII.   OFF FOR THE CITY\u003cbr\u003e     XIV.    A SCENE ON THE TRAIN\u003cbr\u003e     XV.     WHAT HAPPENED TO JOSIAH BEAN\u003cbr\u003e     XVI.    A MATTER OF SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS\u003cbr\u003e     XVII.   JOE'S NEW POSITION\u003cbr\u003e     XVIII.  JOE SHOWS HIS MUSCLE\u003cbr\u003e     XIX.    ONE KIND OF A DUEL\u003cbr\u003e     XX.     ATTACKED IN THE DARK\u003cbr\u003e     XXI.    DAYS AT THE HOTEL\u003cbr\u003e     XXII.   ABOUT SOME MINING SHARES\u003cbr\u003e     XXIII.  THE FIRE AT THE HOTEL\u003cbr\u003e     XXIV.   THE BLUE BOX AT LAST\u003cbr\u003e     XXV.    JOE VISITS CHICAGO\u003cbr\u003e     XXVI.   HOW A SATCHEL DISAPPEARED\u003cbr\u003e     XXVII.  JOE MAKES A DISCOVERY\u003cbr\u003e     XXVIII. FROM OUT OF A TREE\u003cbr\u003e     XXIX.   THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS\u003cbr\u003e     XXX.    CONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA number of years ago the author of this story set out to depict life\u003cbr\u003eamong the boys of a great city, and especially among those who had to\u003cbr\u003emake their own way in the world. Among those already described are\u003cbr\u003ethe ways of newsboys, match boys, peddlers, street musicians, and many\u003cbr\u003eothers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the present tale are related the adventures of a country lad who,\u003cbr\u003eafter living for some time with a strange hermit, goes forth into the\u003cbr\u003eworld and finds work, first in a summer hotel and then in a large hotel\u003cbr\u003ein the city. Joe finds his road no easy one to travel, and he has to\u003cbr\u003eface not a few hardships, but in the end all turns out well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt may be added here that many of the happenings told of in this story,\u003cbr\u003eodd as they may seem, are taken from life. Truth is indeed stranger than\u003cbr\u003efiction, and life itself is full of romance from start to finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf there is a moral to be drawn from this story, it is a twofold one,\u003cbr\u003enamely, that honesty is always the best policy, and that if one wishes\u003cbr\u003eto succeed in life he must stick at his work steadily and watch every\u003cbr\u003eopportunity for advancement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOE THE HOTEL BOY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOUT IN A STORM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What do you think of this storm, Joe?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I think it is going to be a heavy one, Ned. I wish we were back home,\"\u003cbr\u003ereplied Joe Bodley, as he looked at the heavy clouds which overhung Lake\u003cbr\u003eTandy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Do you think we'll catch much rain before we get back?\" And Ned, who\u003cbr\u003ewas the son of a rich man and well dressed, looked at the new suit of\u003cbr\u003eclothes that he wore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm afraid we shall, Ned. Those black clouds back of Mount Sam mean\u003cbr\u003esomething.\" \"If this new suit gets soaked it will be ruined,\" grumbled\u003cbr\u003eNed, and gave a sigh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I am sorry for the suit, Ned; but I didn't think it was going to rain\u003cbr\u003ewhen we started.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oh, I am not blaming you, Joe. It looked clear enough this morning.\u003cbr\u003eCan't we get to some sort of shelter before the rain reaches us?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We can try.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Which is the nearest shelter?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Bodley mused for a moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The nearest that I know of is over at yonder point, Ned. It's an old\u003cbr\u003ehunting lodge that used to belong to the Cameron family. It has been\u003cbr\u003edeserted for several years.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147522162928,"sku":"2940013366039","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013366039_p0.jpg?v=1763580402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013366039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}