Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
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shock. but he smiled bravely, although
he shuddered slightly as he asked in
answer, How do I look?"
Grand" she exclaimed.
Now his shudder was not slight
Don't mention the name, please"
You must come to our house to sup
per"
Believe me. shall be glad to get
IT," he said fervently.
Now her soul paid tribute to that
subtle hint of romance which was IN
the air. You, too, Josie
"Oh, thanks, Mrs. Spotswood."
rs the judge here?"
She knew perfectly well that he was
not; she had seen him through the
window of his little one-roomed, peak
rooted office building just across the
street as she had turned into the
anaveled flower-lined path which LED
to the works entrance.
Il thought he might be here. We've
been-er-shopping and were going
by, so ! thought l would run IN and
have a word with him
Even Mrs Spotswood did not shop
thus early in the morning, save for
groceries; moreover, she did not wear
her best black silk dress when she
went shopping for her groceries, and
the shopping district occupied the re-
gion farthest from the works upon
the other side of her own home-but
- = ~
Then. as she saw Broadway's atten-
ton wavering, and that Clara was en-
deavoring to hold it long enough to
ask for Wallace, she turned beamingly
to him, although behind the beam
there was a genuine anxiety. ANY
thing new, Broadway"
Clara's courage had augmented by
| that time, and she gave him insufh-
cient time to frame an answer, so Mrs.
| Spotswood went to Josie, and, as
Broadway answered questions about
Wallace, assuring Clara that he'd be
there before long, out of the corner oil
his eye he could make certain that
Josie was explaining things to Mrs
Spotswood. He rather thought and
hoped that she was explaining them
with real enthusiasm.
Clara was shyly excited over Wal
lace. and took full advantage of this
chance to talk of him with his best
friend. The long standing of hel
friendship for Broadway made her fee
at liberty to gossip freely.
81 think Mr.. Wallace is an awfully
|hice fellow" she said gravely.
do you, really?" Broadway smiled
Aher although he bitterly resented
Intrusion on his talk with Josie
fll tell him you said that" he gailJ
Threatened.
/ HE is" she stated positively. HE
ordered ice cream twice last night" A
reminiscent hunger came into hel
ewes. Bought me box of chocolates
too"
"Oh. he doesn't care what he does
with his money" Broadway's manner
indicated that asking twice for ict
cream and the purchase of a box o
chocolates represented to his mind the
extreme insanity of spendo-mania
Doesn't he?" she asked, her tone In
dicating that delightful horror which
unmarried ladies feel at hearing of the
exploits of equally unmarried, possibly
eligible young men.
NO" said Broadway, with the ali
of one revealing something at once
horrible and fascinating, he spen
over twenty-five dollars one night"
His audience was as v1vidly i'm
pressed as any speaker could haV'
wished He must have just thrown i
away"
why"
But the mad tale of Wallace's ex
nenditures was never told. The con
versation was at this point interrupt
cd nv the sound of cheers in the grea
workrooms at the back