Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-23
=; BROADWAY JONES ::
Based0n George NJ. C0hans Play NoO Runuiug in Nzoyb

GU ought to feel very proud. Broad
way 1t was a grand reception"
On 1t wasn't much of a speech" said
Broadway Il"
He was in the midst of launching out
upon some far from disparaging remarks
ABOUT himself when he looked into Joste's
race There was no scorn for him there.
put the earnestly sweet expression of that
young woman made him feel of a sudden
that he was rather small potatoes"-a
Jonesville term
Mr. Wallace, YOU really should have
heard Broadway's' speech said Mrs.
Spotswood,
Il heard it last night, put in Wallace,
dryly
Mrs, Spotswood and Clara took their
leave They had to go down to Main
street and do some shopping" But be-
fore they went, Wallace and Clara ex-
changed sleeps eyes. and Mrs. Spots
wood had invited Broadway. Wallace and
Josie to dinner that night.
What do you like with your supper. IS
she went on, forgetting that a moment
before She had called the evening meal
dinner, tea or Coffee"
Lemonade" said Broadway. thinking
of the bit of liquor she had added on the
previous night. -
IN make it myself, she. promised,
with smile.
The judge had thoughts of going with
the women of his family. but Wallace
and jackson persuaded him to stay for
the promised and expected visit of Penn
broke. They thought that they might
need lawyer when the trust magnate
heard that they would refuse his offer of
Sl,5O0,OGO for the Jones business.
A "HOoDoo" DESK.
AS II lacked but a few moments of II
the hour at which Pembroke was to come.
the men chatted together while Josie
went back to her desk and looked over
some correspondence there
The old gentleman had pretty good Of
fees here" said Jackson.
Yes answered the jud@, seems
rather strange not to see hiH sitting at
that desk there. First, old oscar Jones
sat there, and he died: then John sat
there and he died: and then Andrew sat
there, and he died, and and-now--"
But the judge was not permitted to
finish by Jackson, who had been seated at
the desk of his forebears He sprang to
his feet
That's the last time I'll ever sit there, -
announced Jackson.
While he was on his feet moving his
chair little way off from the ill-omened
desk, Sammy came in.
Mr.. Pembroke and Mr. Leary to see
Mr.. Jones, announced Sam in the care
full, real office-boy manner he could adopt
when he chose
Tell them to come right in" ordered
Jones.
Judge asked Wallace, did you ever
see a man refuse to take fifteen hundred
thousand dollars2"
Not yet said the Judge
well, watch the professor" said Wal
lace, adding a moment later to Jones:
"St at the desk and look business-like. "
Broadway laughed shortly.
In that chair?" he exclaimed Not
after what he said"
Josie came up to Jackson.
Shall I go?' she asked, in a tone she
tried to make appear merely that of the
secretary. the stenographer, the employee
to the employer.
Broadway was entirely alive to his OPP
portunity. This girl should see how en-
tirely master Broadway Jones was of the
situation. For to Broadway nothing APP
pealed more at the present moment than
showing this young woman that he was
not wastrel and also he. hoped that she
would see that he was not acting solely
from a desire to pose. He was ashamed
of the old self, though not yet completely
In the self character that she or he had
evolved out of the old Broadway Jones.
Perhaps Broadway was not yet the altru-
list he thought himself, bur he was on the
way Looking at the charming face, the
fair hair and the blue blue eyes-there
was no gray in them now-Jackson an
swered the girls question as to her re-
naming Should she go?
Not for all the world he said, softly.
Then he stood behind the desk Of his
ancestors, thrust one hand into his bosom
and, with a grin, muttered;
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