Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27

| elOquence which had been fruit OF mid
!, night and past-midnight oil at the un.
speakable Grand, a certain feeling
z(such as all Of us have had) that he
was doing worthily while getting less
than proper credit for it. made him
hate Sammy at that moment.
He wondered If he might not throttle
him In some deserted spot before the
day was over, looked him over careful.
ly, observed the size Of his columnar
neck, and hope1essly abandoned
thought of It. His hands would never
:! ! reach around It! The visitors Il ap.
peared. Aat
While attention was distracted from
her, in answer to an Irresistible i'm
pulse, Josie took from the desk draw
er the paper Broadway had intrusted
to her, and thrust it into sacred. Sc
cret place within her shirtwaist. .33
Mrs. Spotswood, filed with the fine
excitement OF the matron who Is GER
tain that romance is working in her
neighborhood, was deyoured by that
which sends the ladies. rich or poor,
good or bad, upon the scent of such
elusive news with all the zest OF sports
men after squirrels or elephants. She
was inclined toward worry in regard
to Jonesville's fate and also inclined
to confidence In it because she had
known Broadway since he was a little
boy (ah, what errors have good women
made because they have known some
one since he was q little boy!) and
knew that while he might be wild" he
was not wicked. for his baby curls had
been 80 sweet; pleased beyond ex-
preston by the deep impression which
her own delicious Clara had made up
on Broadway's afnuent, wel1-mannered,
plainly competent friend by
these various emotions and not less
than twenty others which have not
mentioned. Mrs. Spotswood wore a
futtering smile as she accepted her
baby.mastodonic sons infant fog-whis-
tie invitation. /. M .= A
Good morning, Josie" :y
Josie smiled at her. although she
had regretted her arrival almost AZ
much az Broadway had. She had go
wished to read the words upon the ho-
tel letter paper which her new en-
ployer had spent half the night in
writing. $53.
+ Mrs. Spotswood's smile expanded till
1t fairly beamed at Josie before she
turned her eyes to Broadway. and then
she started with surprise. It was be-
cause she had been certain he was
there that she had come; asvisit from
her to the factory was an unheard-of
thing: she had distinctly heard his
voice as she had passed outside the
open door, but now her deep astonish-
ment because he was within the room
seemed almost Overwhelming. 4,
S "Oh, hello. Broadway"
4 He smiled nervously and hurried for
ward. Things had not gone as he had
wished, but he was not resentful. New
or had he been so humble. Had he
not, the night before, defaced that pa
per with the tale Of his humility and
the details of his good resolves? Be
sides, had not Mrs Spotswood guard
ed him In childhood against wrath at
home on more than one occasion. and
had she not, the previous evening, with
the understanding and good humor Of |
an angel. prepared for him that lemon.
ade which held the magic touch for |
which his system yearned
TN awfully glad to see you here in
the plant" she earnestly assured him,
and meant every word Of It. Then:
did you have = good nights Sleep!