The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-05
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
FROM SCENES IN THE PLAY


would be perfectly great of you I,
stand by and protect the people of thil
| little towa, You've a chance TO do
something very. very big-a- reall,
wonderful thing. hope you'll do IT
| He shook his head. but not emphat
ically.
And l believe you will" she added
and then her smile returned.
Il must run along, now. You'd be-,
ter come to the Office tomorrow. a,
early as possible. There's great dea
to be done and SO many things to bt
. explained. I'll expect you at ten IL
the morning. shall II"
Can | make it a quarter pasto"
Very well" She turned away. bun
as she picked up a little shopping baa
with which she had been armed wher
she came in, she evidently was re
minded of something. for she began tc
tumble in it. Presently she found
what she was seeking, and produced a
small tin box, round and highly deco
rated. She handed It to Broadway
who received it as If it had been some
thing of high value.
4 don't think you've seen them Jones
Pepsin Waters. Good night. Mr. Jones 81
Dazed and with the box held LOOSELY
in his hand. he gazed at her retreatine
back. Good night - err Miss
Richards
After she had gone. while Broadway
stood gazing after her. the box ot
Pepsin Waters still held loosely in
his hand, the judge said cheerfully:
Shes nice girl. isn't she?"
rs she?''
Well, how did she strike you2"
An awful blow"
AN awful blow"
Broadway caught himself. He real
lied that such talk would not do He
tried TO dodge the inference. No, no
he protested. Il 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! No, I 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
self"
Broadway spoke up hurriedly. NO:
don't do that, Ask Mrs. Spotswood. to
make it for me, won't you?"
Sure said the genial judge. And
I'll 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. 1--WE 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 leav.
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 a train-he
came by motor. And Just to show YOU
what a smart little fellow you are for
wanting to close at their price a,
noon today, |, who represented my
self as Henry Wilson. your secretary
have given them till eleven O'Clock to-
| morrow to close the deal at fifteen
f, hundred thousand dollars.
He's burning up every TELEGRAPH
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
tience. Fifteen hundred thousand dol
lars. 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. 81
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. Here's
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 thing
that l should work for and hand down
to my children, and then to theirs, and
so on and SO on.
| Wallace looked at him with fncredu
lity too great, at first, for words
When they finally came they were ex
plosive. Say" he cried What the
his the matter with you?"
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