Joe's Luck: Good & Hard

Maybe the Major was right, and Joe should be thankful that the burly farmer took him in when his father died. Maybe he should be satisfied, and try to do what he can to keep the Major satisfied as well.

But the strapping young farmhand has just about had his fill of the big man taking his gratitude for granted, night after night. And now that the Major€s son thinks it€s his turn to get into those threadbare trousers, Joe€s sure that it€s time to turn his hard luck to good, out in the gold fields of California.

Joe knows that it takes money to make it to California, and he€s willing to make friends if that€s what it takes to get to San Francisco. But everything he does to get there will pale in comparison to what he finds in the bath houses of that city and in the mining camps outside.

Gold isn€t cheap, and fortune isn€t free, but Joe has luck on his side €“ and he€ll take it, both good and hard.

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"Don't you feel afraid of what may happen?"
"No," said Joe. "California is a new country, and there must be plenty of work. Now, I am willing to work and I don't believe I shall starve."
"That's the way to feel, Joe. At the worst, you have me to fall back upon. I won't see you suffer."
"It is very lucky for me. I hope I shan't give you any trouble."
"If you do, I'll tell you of it," said Folsom, laughing. "The fact is, I feel rather as if I were your guardian. An odd feeling that, as hitherto I have been looked after by others. Now it is my turn to assume authority."
"You will find me obedient, Daddy," said Joe, smiling.
€œ€Daddy,€ is it,€ said Folsom, and he returned the smile.

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Joe€s Luck: Good & Hard is the explicit, man on man, gay version of Horatio Alger, Jr.€s Joe€s Luck. Finally, the hot and horny story at the heart of Alger€s classic adventure tale can be told!