Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-12

WAY WAS 10 marry MIS-. Gerard,
This is awful he exclaimed: you
must go to work You've got the max
ings of a business man in YOU"
IF went TO work wouldn't have the
makinss of cigarette with what could
earn"
Wallace thought a moment while he
tapped the table with his forennger
II could get you a job IN our advertis-
! ing company" he said; - might be able
! to have YOU started at IS GOO year"
Broadway laughed. The white light had
scared him ana his standards were en-
! tlrely out Of place with the frugal world,
I or even the world Of real endeavor and
adequate returns.
"Wil you tell me, he demanded
| what good $1,000 year is in New York?
| What on earth could man do with So 900
a year, ] owe ten times that amount
right now"
eve got about 10000 I'm lend YOU
that volunteered Wallace, in his feeling
of panic that Broadway must be saved
from the whitening taIons of Mrs Gerard
at the cost of even his own savings
ia never be able to pay you back" was
the way Jackson met this offer. land. be
sides. old boy even if you loaned me
enough TO pay all owe ia stin be in
debt. What's the odds whether | owe il
to YOU or the other fellow? I'd never get
| square with the world"
| MAKING EXCUSES.
| But you can't do this thing Jack
SON. pleaded the other 1T isn't right.
! You mean to tell me that you'd do such
a mean. contemplate, despicable thing as
TO deliberately marry a woman for her
money!"
There was a fash of anger in Broad
] wa - ,,iy,
| (y himself
who says I'm marrying her for her
money he said aggressively
"Oh, pshaw' exclaimed Wallace.
You know very wen you don't love the
woman"
! into the tones of Broadway there came
| a queer value. There was a combining
| OF the delight of a precocious child in
! some sophistry which he doesn't know Is
one and a sort of humorous belief on the
surface Of things that he was iustifying
! himself
It cont know anything of the kind"
! he returned 'lf YOU We're in trouble,
wouldn't YOU love some one who came
| forward and helped you out of it? Be
sides, it's too late now, anyway: the en-
gagements been announced"
You'll lose every friend you ever had
/ in the world Bob went at the attack
again.
| People with money never lose their
| friends" said Jackson, shortly
Wallace paused in his walk
! II know one you'll lose," he said
YOU"
THREAT.
! Yes, and unless you tell me within
! the next twenty-fo hours that you've
! reconsidered this matter and that you're
going to fight it out in real way, I'll
never speak to you again as long as you
! live,"
! DO you mean that" Broadway saw
| that there was a possibility that he had
not counted on, for at this stage of his
career it must be confessed that he was
| decidedly callow
You bet | mean IT." said the other.
sternly, There are other things in the
world besides money Is it getting me
anything giving you this advice? 1t won't
| put dollar in or out of my pocket
whether you marry this woman or not
You're nothing to me except friend
aud a pal, but don't want to see Won
do something that you'll be sorry for the
rest of your life I'm sorry you're in
trouble and there isn't anything that
won't do to help you. I'll go to the limit
for YOU for all I've got. but il you don't
give up the idea of this marriage don't
ever expect the friendship of a man who
mas any decency or self respect That's
all I've got to say Now I'm going"
Wallace picked up his hat and started
for the door. For one long moment.
Broadway Jones stood motionless. alloy
ing the friend of many nights If not days
10 pass out of his life Then there stirred
deep within him the germ of that some-
! thing that was one day to make him a
| m1n. But its movement was very feeble
! fol at this time 1t was very far from the
dominating force in this wastrel. But
in the end the nameless thing that was
his better self conquered his bitter self
! pride In an instant he had sprung to-
ward Wallace and taken his arm wal
lace stopped quickly and eXpectantly.
Don't 20, old man, like that" said
jackson, almost brokenly Give me a
chance to think"
IAN right-think." Wallace put an en-
phasis upon this word that conveyed the
idea very clearly that jackson wasn't
usually thinker ITS about time that
you began to think"
Broadway thought while slowly a mar
td light dawned, a partial awakening
came. but SO slight that IL needed lust a
breath Of adversely 20 wait him TO his
former state of mind
| You Know / never looked at Ii that
way before, he said at last his fingers
! IN MS halr, as he struggled with his
/ thinking" Then. after another long in
! terval. he went on. 81 guess II would be
a pretty shabby thing To do at that
! You're not sore ON me- Bob. are youp'
A HARD STRUGGLE.
Although Wallace had some dim idca of
! the big struggle now going on i'm the mind
and heart OF Broadway Jones'. be wasn't
ready TO relent in the slightest Just Vet.
i've said my say, you've heard ms
! opinion, Doc said couciSely
] Continued In Next tssue.