The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-17

pain that kept me in; it was the looks
of the pulled face
He drew his breath in slowly, almost
wonderingly. "Oh, what / haven't done
to Broadway" he continued. We'll,
you've seen me. You've been with me.
You know"
Wallace nodded II always thought
you were pretty speedy. but thought
you could afford It, The trouble with
you is you've been too liberal"
Liberal! Why, when | go into a
restaurant the walters come to blows
to see who'll get me. In barber shops
as l approach you'd think some one
had just yelled Fret the way the bar
bers dash for the chairs. Oh, I've been
the bright.eyed baby boy around this
town, all right. It's cost me fortune
all had"
His voice trailed into silence; Wal
lace sat looking at him dumb.
"But I've had wonderful time!"
said Broadway finally.
How long have you been broker
about six months. My credits car
ried me on. When first went broke
| made up my mind | wouldn't run in
debt, no matter what happened. put
on an old suit Of clothes that morning.
and started out looking for job"
What kind of job?"
| UApv bind IF inh how
elevator boy-I didn't care. promised
myself Id earn my living without beg
ging, borrowing or stealing"
He told Wallace of his stealthy
search for the elusive job which was
to have paid up his debts and started
him again, this time as millionaire
In process Of construction of new mil
/ lions.
I started looking for 'boy-wanted'
sign. 1t sounds funny, but it is fact.
My intentions were the best in all the
world. But l got to thinking of some
thing else, after had walked block
or two, and where do you suppose l
was when woke up? In Delmonico's,
eating breakfast! Turned in there out
of force of habit
II made dozen attempts to do the
right thing. cut out automobiles and
rode in street cars for three days:
went to an opening night at theater
and sat in the gallery; bought a pair
of ready.made shoes; ate meals at a
forty-cent table d-hote and smoked
five-cent cigars-practicing, just pran-
ticing, trying to get used to 1t. :
But couldn't. That was ALL sinS
| ply couldn't! All my good resolutions
went to smash every time l took a
look at Broadway. knew my credit
was good; the things I wanted were
there; l could have them; so-weD.
| took them, that was ALL"
And now" said Wallace, who had
sat- at first incredulous. and, later.
spellbound, during the recital, you
are fifty thousand dollars o. debit"
81 don't know the exact amount, but
that's fairly good guess"
You've been pretty quiet about 1t.
1t hasn't seemed to worry you much!"
Hasn't worried me?" Broadway's
voice was bitter. well, don't mind
telling you that ! have just come out
Of the first sound sleep I've had in
weeks. I'll bet l walked to Chicago
and back every night the first month
l was broke"
81 don't understand"
81 mean If you had measured up my
carpet by the mile l thought so much
and worried so much that didn't dare
trust myself alone. | had the weird.
est ideas; did the craziest things. Do
you know that belong to the Saliva.
ton Army?"
What"
"On the level. I went to Newark
and Joined one night"
What was the idea?"
Il thought it might help me forget
my troubles played the bass drum
for two nights and couldn't stand II
any longer. Er-have you ever been
In Newark"
crO BE CoNTINUED)
AZ A.