Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
:. BROADWAY JONES ::
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to seize and hold this woman, and there
came the old brute knowledge that if he
forcibly drew her to himself her resistance
would be at an end
But the muscles did not do more than
harden slightly. His arms did not move
He did not act upon the knowledge that
comes al some time or other to all de-
scendants of the men of the caves and
forests of a time long before the stone
age.
For new Broadway Jones-born the
day he entered Jonesvile-had come to
almost perfect and complete conscious
ness. He could seize and carry Josie by
storm, but if the faint of the spendthrift
was in his blood he would not subject her
to the moral hazards of life with him.
Not only the spendthrift had been dis
| solved in the solvent of his new attitude
toward himself. but the old selfshness
had gone
THE IMPORTANT THINGS.
Then came lowly brokenly. grief en-
| balmed in every word, those tones that
had the power of moving jackson as
neither God nor man had:
81 must have seemed to you-to be
leading yOu-on-I was leading you on
because l wanted-L want your-oh,
when l put away the specter of your an
cestor l wanted only you--Jackson-only
| you. But it wouldn't be right. There
are other things in the world more i'm
! portant than just ourselves-our per-
sonal Characteristic good we must do
rests upon them-we couldn't, we can't
She stopped, her breast rising and fall
| ing convulsively. Then for moment
the eyes of Broadway chung to hers. There
was nothing between their souls. These
two suffered yet grew calm upon the
| broad plain of mutual Remuneration.
| The hearty voices of Bob and his IA
Their, now in perfect understanding. came
from the road, as the two walked to the
gate of Jones Manor And at the Same
| time the judge and his wife and Clara
| drew near to Josie and Jackson, too Even
the judges wife was willing 70 agree that
jackson and Josie had had all the time
| in the world
! AS the younger Wallace entered through
| the gate he was saying:
The town itself has a population of
! about four thousand. The plant employs
over seven hundred of them"
Then seeing jackson standing with Jo-
sic he added:
"Oh, here's Jackson now. Tell the gov
ernor all about it. will you? Tell him
how YOU turned down the Trusts million
and a half, too"
! What-a mllion-er yes-why of
course" faltered out Jackson, neither
! knowing what his friend had said nor
| what IA biD,saIf Was o,rfr
! While Josie turned instinctively and
| hurriedly to obey partly her impulse Of
! flying into the maternal arms of Mrs.
| Spotswood, the elder Wallace, who was
| too intent upon the business matter be-
! fore him to notice anything else, said to
! jackson:
HIS COURSE APPROVED.
''Nir. Jones. my son has just told me
of the grand single handed fight you're
making against this giant corporation.
l admire your pluck, sir. GU deserve
all the encouragement any assistance
possible. Believe me, the Empire Ad-
vertisng Company is with you heart and
soul. Your loyalty to the people of this
town is commendable, sir. You deserve
great credit, and l want to shake your
hand"
Jackson was now able to reply. and the
to give proper credit.
Thanks Mr.. Wallace" he said. but
much of the real credit is due to Bob"
my son has told ma of your modesty."
said the father but do not attempt to
deceive me. He has also told me of your
wonderful business something Bob
has lacked and something that / have
| longed to see him develop. | am very
| proud that you have taken him into the
! firm and if advertising has any market
value Wen fight them to the finish
| have promised my son to return here Mon
| day morning l may have a proposition
to put before YOU. I'd like to see him
an equal partner in a business with such
a promising future
II don't know what to say Mr.. Wal
lace said Jackson
| Wallace senior misunderstood him. and
assumed that Jackson was putting him
off
A NEW MYSTERY.
ooh, Mondays time enough" he said
| Il have an appointment with Pembroke
at his house tomorrow. After ten min
utes talk with me I promise you the Con-
solidated people will make no further at
tempts to absorb"
The old Broadway Jones or the new
one in his infancy would have thought
that this speech opened the gates of all
possibilities, but the new one did not
since it meant that there was to be less
OF hardship, less of peril, in the under
| taking he was to set for himself. Indeed,
| this in the mood of Josie and himself,
would only be another barrier between
them.
Continued in Next Issue.