Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-02
Part TX.
A eRANDFATHER's INDIscRETIoN

GRANDFATHER'S INDlSCRETlON.
In the little company again gathered
IN the 'parlor Of Jones Manor" after Bob
and his father had taken their stroll it
was soon apparent that the high spirits
which Josie had at intervals manifested
had transferred themselves to Broadway.
From one TO another of the three Spots
woods his attention and his humor darted.
Good news? Good news, my boys" the
Judge asked. referring to the business
caller whom jackson had said he was
going to see outside
1.-THE best news in the world" answered
Jackson, with a burst of joyous laughter.
And good for the plant, too?' the
judge queried,
1.-THE best in the world for the plant,
too"" went on Jackson. you see l was
under heavy obligations-and l had to
meet those obligations-in fact, they kept
following me around wherever l was
there was q whole bunch of them-and
they were very old-in fact, they had had
three husbands-so you can see how
much older than I those obligations
were''-
He paused, and the Judge, suspecting a
Joke, asked in a puzzled fashion:
THE PERPLEXED JUDGE.
obligations with three husbands-why,
my boy-I don't see
'Of course you don't" put in Jackson.
but you would have seen If you had
been in my place for the last few weeks.
And now I've met those obligations, and,
thank God, III never have to meet them
again, except that I'll bow to the Earl and
he VIII probat Sir"
Broadway Sd. with so much
laughter, and yet So l..l '0 CTR, that the
judge became alarmed. L. 80 sought
his wife's To the judges wonut- there
was no amazement in her face. Indeed,
as the Judge stared at his spouse, whom
he now realized he did not know despite
lifetime's acquaintance. he decided that
She really sensed what Broadway was
tallIing about At his unspoken inquiry
she made vague gesture toward Josie
as though she thought that he ought to
realize what she meant without other
clearer sign,
While the judge was still perplexed,
Broadway exclaimed:
Let's 90 out into the air"
The first to obey the invitation was the
udge who said as he moved toward the
door:
THE JUDGE BLUNDERs.
Why certainly, my boy; perhaps the
ar will do you good mean
BY terrible look Mrs. Spotswood let
MN see that he had Numbered again, but
'Acksou had not noticed The moment
he had made his suggestion he had
stepped to Josie's side quite naturally.
III his continuing bewilderment the judge
-oked at his daughter Clara In her D
100 he read the same understanding of
Inc situation, while there was also mir
fored a profound admiration, longing and
appreciation Of romance. The judge de-
cideo that women were queer creatures
ana entirely ruled by forces not known to
man.
once outside Spotswood tried to repair
'He punder that he seemed to have ON
iullted' though he did not yet know what
l.al plunder was. He kept close
broadway and continued:
Now my boy the air of Jonesville is
very pracing. l always said that the town
"ushl TO be better known as a health re-
oll mere are really no mosquitoes tc
SPEAK OF and good hotel'--
'uuuehIN he found that neither of the
,"p Whom he was addressing were navinf
D'e SHghtest attention to his word. HI
Gov 100 mat Clara and her mother were
'"'e distance away and that both wer,
,l"N.Ig rather impatient signals to him
'maHy his wife called:
Judge come here at once
H w mats the matter, Nom" he asked
,,,,,t. 10. d ana have just made a very i'm.
inde,s ''t pIScoyery,' she answered, and tn,
10 s""ihbIed over to her. soon tn,
snots,,. we're lost among the trees. witt
arm Hol husband by The
rho BROADWAY HEsITArEs.
rr,a+oz ''t cement they were alone Broadva,
f,- ' Sl ms mouth with determination al
tr.., DOUBTS resolved But the words h,
W, sT TO get out didn't come. Instead.
homo niue house-here-little home
''',iIle,-home-here, isn't tn" ''0i''
tbpsis s@s rove IT, said Josie, with an en-