The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15

stand by and protect the people of this
little town! You've a chance 70 do
something very, very big-a really
wonderful thing! l hope you'll d. IT,
He shook his head, but not emnhat.
ically.
And I believe you WILL" she added
and then her smile returned
81 must run along, now. You'd het
ter come to the office tomorrow as
early as possible. There's great deal
to be done and so many things to be
explained. III expect you at ten in
the morning, shall -"
Can make it quarter past?"
Every we'll" She turned away. but
as she picked up little shopping bae
with which she had been armed when
she came in, she evidently was re-
minded of something. for she began to
tumble in it. Presently she found
what she was seeking, and produced q
small tin box, round and highly deco
rated. Shes handed it to Broadway
who received it as if it had been some
thing of high value.
This Is our latest" she explained
Il don't think you've seen them. Jones
Pepsin Waters. Good night, Mr.. Jones'
Dazed and with the box held loosely
in his hand, he gazed at her retreatine
back. Good night Err err Miss
Richards"
After she had gone, while Broadway
stood gazing after her, the box oil
Pepsin Waters still held loosely ir
his hand. the Judge said cheerfully:
She's nice girl, isn't she?"
us she?"
We'll, how did she strike you?"
"An awful blow"
"An awful blow?"
Broadway caught himself. He real
lied that such talk would not do. He
tried to dodge the inference. mo, no,
he protested. 81 mean her eyes. Her
eyes are awful blue"
The judge smiled satisfiedly. "Ev
eryone In this town is just mad about
her"
They ought to be-" said Jackson.
Have another cigar" the Judge sug
gested fervently.
This brought Broadway to his
senses. Those cigars! mo, l thank
you. I've got some gum here. But
| wouldn't mind having another glass
of lemonade"
The Judge was pleased. '"Why, Ger.
tainly, my boy. I'll go and get it my,
sell"
Broadway spoke up hurriedly. mo;
don't do that. Ask Mrs. Spotswood to
make 1t for me, won't your" #
| Sure" said the genial Judge. "And
III tell her that you asked me to. It'll
tickle her to death"
At this point Wallace returned. He
went to Broadway with his business
air exceedingly in evidence.
Say" he said earnestly, 'T've got a
real knockout surprise for you, young
fellow! Pembroke was waiting at the
office of the hotel. That was his man
he sent here. He knew we were leay.
ing New York before we started. He
was telephoned to from the Grand Cen.
trail station. That's how skilfully they
work in these mad days of frenzied
| finance.
He didn't wait to take q train-he
came by motor. And just to show you
what a smart little fellow you are for
wanting to close at their price at
noon today, l, who represented my
self as Henry Wilson, your secretary.
have given them till eleven o'clock to-
morrow to close the deal at fifteen
hundred thousand dollars.
Hes burning up every telegram
and telephone wire between here and
Cleveland right now, and, unless !
miss my guess, I'm making you richer
by several hundred thousand dollars
just proving to you the value of pa-
thence. Fifteen hundred thousand dol.
lars! A million and a half"
He had been leaning tensely forward
in his chair. Now he cast himself
backward in an attitude of satisfied
ease.
What do you think of that?" he
asked.
Bob" said Broadway SLOWLY ~
can't sell this plant"
you can't" 1t was an exclamation
of amazement.
You don't know" said Broadway
dreamily. "You haven't heard Now
just think of what I'd be selling Heroes
the thing my grandfather worked for
and handed down to my father: and
the thing my father worked for and
handed down to me; and it's the tbing
that should work for and hand down
10 my children, and then to theirs and
so on and so on.
wallace looked at him with incredu.
llty TOO great, at first, for words
When they finally came they were ex.
piosiVe. Say he cried. What the
his the matter with you?"
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