Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-13
=: BROADWAY JONES ::
poon George NJ Coheus Play NO1O Running in NeO York

my story-trying my best to pluck up
enough courage to take her into nv con-
| ndence and ask her to help me l didn't
stop to think of what 1 was doing, but 1
must have been staring at her fully ten
minutes when a waiter handed me a
note"
Then Jackson told Wallace of the pass
age of the notes and how in the end she
mad proposed to him. He thought at first
that he must have had some dim sort of
ldea of marrying the woman because he
mad leaped at her proposal as a hungry
man at two cents in a strangers hand.
she had seemed an angel descending from
| heaven in cloud of gold dust and dia-
monds. She was rescuer whom the
possibility OF bearing aid made to appear
| beautiful
! And you said 'Yes?" said Wallace af-
ter the other had told Of the final note
with its proposal Of marriage from the wo-
man.
NOT ENOUGH.
But 1 didn't put 1t in writing" said
Broadway, quickly, while Wallace laugh
ed; Il just got up and shouted 'YesY"
Wallace paced up and down in great
agitation, now that the secret was out
and he really comprehended why Broad
way was to marry Mrs. Gerard.
This is awful!' he exclaimed: you
must go to work. You've got the MAX
ings of business man in YOU"
IF / went to work 1 wouldn't have the
markings of a cigarette with what could
earn
Wallace thought a moment while he
tapped the table with his forefinger
Il could get you a job in our advertis-
! ing cOmOaOV' Sai6. y,o;,,a+ bo. ~ Ill
to have you started at $4,000 a year"
Broadway laughed The white light had
scared him and his standards we're en-
tirely out of place with the frugal world
or even the world of real endeavor and
adequate returns
"Will you tell me-" he demanded
what good $4,000 a year is in New York?
What on earth could a man do with IS, 900
a year? I owe ten times that amount
right now"
i've got about $4,000 I'll lend you
that" volunteered Wallace, in his feeling
of panic that Broadway must be saved
from the whitening talons of Mrs Gerard
at the cost of even his own savings
I'D 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 l owe, I'd still be in
debt. What's the odds whether l owe it
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
g. mean, contemplate, despicable thing as
to deliberately marry woman for her
money!"
There was flash OF anger in Broad
ways eye, mingled with a desire to justi-
fly himself
Who says I'm marrying her for her
money!" he said aggressvely
| oh, pshawF exclaimed, Wallace.
you know very well 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 precocous child in
some sophistry which he doesn't know is
one and sort of humorous belief on the
surface of things that he was justifyng
himself.
II don't know anything of the kind"
he returned. IF you were 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-
gagement's been announced"
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
| Your"
THREAT.
Yes, and unless you tell me within
the next twenty-four hours that you We
reconsidered this matter and that you're
going to fight 1t 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 1 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 a dollar in or out of my pocket
whether you marry this woman or not.
You're nothing to me except a friend
and a pal, but l don't want to see you
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 1
won't do to help you. I'll go to the limit
for you for all I've got, but If you don't
give up the idea of this marriage don't
ever expect the friendship of a man who
has 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, ALLOW
ing the friend OF many nights if not days
to 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
man But it's movement was very feeble,
for at this time 1t was very far from the
dominating force in this wastrel. But
in the end the nameless thing that was
This 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 go, old man. like that" said
Jackson, almost brokenly. Give me a
chance to think"
"AH right--think." Wallace put an en-
phasis upon this word that conveyed the
idea very clearly that Jackson wasn't
usually thinker. IT'S about time that