Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
a Thrilling Story of THE Great White
Way
BY BERTRAND BABcoCN.
TODAY s INSTALLMENT.

VERY well SIR" resumed Pembroke.
''NIr Jones. I ana not in the habit of doing
business through hireliugs Your Wilson,
your secretary. AS he represents himself
to be. and whose lmpertiuence, by the
way, is beyond description. has had the
audacity to state that I should have to
do business through him or not at all"
Into tine face of the other Broadv ay
smiled bandly
These were nay Instructions exactly
he said
Pembroke struck his palm with o INST.
81 should like TO understand the reason
FOR So unusual au arrangement" he re
torreJ artly.
"Very simple, very, very simple, re-
turned Broadway, with that same slow,
charming smile You're trying TO buy
something that ] own. He's the sales
man. that's all John Wanamaker owns
a store. but he doesn't wait on the Gus
toners. does he?" While Pembroke stood
with mouth open, amazed, Broadway
leaned over TO Wallace-''How vas that
old mani"
You're Immersion the square" an
swered Wallace
pcmbrOhes tone was sharp as he SWIFT
ly continued:
You are Aippspt. sir You gave me
your word and hand that the deal would
he cOnsummated at . o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The price was settled upon
and agreed to by both of us. I returned
by appointment with my lawyers and
papers ready to sign, and upon inquiring
abouts, ! received the information that
you were on your way to Egypt, and that
the Vnly word you left for me was pro-
fame request that / 90 to a certain torrid
place uncomfortable on account of the
ladys presence. Believing you to be a
man Of integrity, unfortunately for me,
] mad no witnesses present al the bind
ing of the bargain. Stn I ask You. as a
man. is your word wOrthless?'
Broadway leaned over the desk OF his
ancestors, at which he was standing, and
thrust a finger almost into the face OF
Pembroke, as he shot OUT
Nv hen | am dealing with unscrupulous
people, yes
To his own stenographer Pembroke
turned with:
Have you got that. John?'
Get that, Henry?" jackson countered
10 MS own man, and then 10 Pembroke.
A GOOD SPEECH.
when ] fell for your football rush
business methods yesterday and agreed to
sell wasn't aware OF the contemplate
rotten tricks your company had stopped
to TO put my uncle out OF business
didn know chat il was the result OF
the business blows they'd dealt him that
sent him 10 his gravel didn't know that
4, was the purpose of the concern with
which ] was dealing 20 throw out Of WORK
hundreds ol men that eked an existence
out of the very thing that ! was selling,
bu, I've found this all out since and that's
why / broke my word You didn't think
that / could talk like mat, did you?'
Then to Wallace in one OF their conical
asides. How was lt?"
GREAT exclaimed Jackson, half to
himself and half 10 Bon: It's wonder
mi. 1 never knew it was in me
Ie added TO Pembroke
go on. say something else. IN talk
you for Thousand dollars a side
Broadway looked across 10 Josie and
found q pair Of swimming eyes directed
almost admiringly al his face.
But Pembroke was considering only the
practical aspects Of the case.
Then I'm to understand your price is"
--he commenced.
Broadway broke in
The salesman viii quote the prices
I'm the owner"
with a shrug Of his shoulders Penn
broke walked over 10 the young advertis-
ing man. said he:
81 don't consider any commercial trade
mark worth a million and hall dollars"