Joe's Reward
Joe, a prisoner in the state penitentiary, is paroled with the proviso that he remain in his own state. Filled with joy he goes to the country, where he gets work as a farmhand. The farmer, ... Read allJoe, a prisoner in the state penitentiary, is paroled with the proviso that he remain in his own state. Filled with joy he goes to the country, where he gets work as a farmhand. The farmer, a hard-headed old fellow, learning that Joe is an ex-convict, treats him cruelly. The boy'... Read allJoe, a prisoner in the state penitentiary, is paroled with the proviso that he remain in his own state. Filled with joy he goes to the country, where he gets work as a farmhand. The farmer, a hard-headed old fellow, learning that Joe is an ex-convict, treats him cruelly. The boy's only comfort is Mary, the pretty eighteen-year-old daughter of the farmer. Her kindness ... Read all