Caught out in a storm and left with nothing when his home lies in ruins, young Joe sets out from a Pennsylvania country hotel to make his own way. A search for a missing blue box, a mysterious overheard conversation, an accident on the lake and a string of swindlers all test him as he takes work as a clerk and wins friends by plain honesty and pluck.
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