Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck

e La

alled, and was rather surprised to

Randolph?" he

" asked Randolph, not

oolhouse, t

been janitor?" aske

" Luke answere

a good

ndolph feel such an interest, a

at my father is now on

ph con

I hear

ting Tim Flanagan ja

would, as he knew, be severely felt by his mother and himself. The worst of

ll you this?" he as

me," answered Ran

me? Are there any complaints

uidly, "I can't enlighten you on that point.

tell me-this bad news,

Were you fatigued after your violen

Were

Randolph, haughtily. "I da

ment. Is there anything m

N

good m

atter the further he was from thinking anything. He was not quite sure whether the news was reliable, or merely invented by Randolph to tease and an

e for you, Lu

d found it brief but si

gan, janitor in your place. You will give him the key of

CE DU

mly, "it appears that you a

My mother went to the squire and got me th

es

isn't

re are not many ways of earn

you hav

ry morning and swe

g, splitting up kin

like it. I ain't g

rites you are to

afraid I won

along till you've got used to the duties

feller, Luke. I thought you w

ded the money, but no doubt you do,

e explained to Tim how to do it, and

said. "I will get you well started,

t he was warm-hearted, and he was t

to take your job. Say the word, and I'll

to help your mother. Ta

uire, walking in his usual dignified manner

g up to him in a manly way, "I w

n, you

you this morning ordering me to tu

y we

I have been removed on account of any co

laints," answered the

because I approved o

od for you to make

an," said Luke, proudly. "I merely wished t

e are

tisfied. Good

. Is Timothy at

tion about the work, and promised

y we

ady been stated, was a political one. He wished to ingratiate himself with Irish voters and obtain an electio

mother, for he knew that it would depress her, as it had him. However,

the room where she was sewing,

uld, Luke," said h

?" asked Luke

yesterday and told me Ti

to know everything

everything. Have you l

om Squire Duncan informing me that I w

ious loss to us, Luke,"

m sure something will

, but it was a confide

so poor as we are," said

hat we have perfect health. I am young and strong, and I am

, we will ho

s they were sitting at breakfast, Melinda Sprague rush

u heard

What

ted States bonds has been taken, amount

other listened