Pocahontas star herald., 1914-04-17


beginning 10 feel faith in life- For tho
hrst time ne Vas busy With real
things The Joy of definite effort IA
mans work had seized him He was
ugprised 10 ind himself absorbed IN
u0ndar lf perhaps ne misht not have
q happier NE ln ionesville than he had
had On New York city. But he could
nst take existence very solemnlyl lie
felt too good.
SAY. Bob show him the drug store.
toe" he shouted after the departing
pair.
The Judge. who had watched the epi-
sode with interest from the house win
dows. came out 10 Broadway. some
what worried. Has he gone for
goode"
No: he's coming back
lie was mad as a halter about
something. Did you notice it,"
Yes; and / think know what Il
ls."
Something the young fellow diai"
I'm afraid so"
Nothing wronEi"
7 hope not"
The Judge spoke with emphasis. and
he thought himself q really good judge
Of human nature. ~Oh. I'm sure Il
can't be- II can estimate character.
that young man is incapable OF any
thing but good" lie looked at Broad
way almost with a fatherly affection.
Hes a greas friend OF yours. my
boy
4 should say be Isl"
broadway gazed after them. wonder
ing what all OF this would end in. But
he was not greatly worried. Indeed.
he felt singularly lighthearted. and
found Il hard TO choke back laughter
when he heard the judge expostulat-
ing with his wife. referring to the
early evening hour as II IL had been
midnight Come ON. ma" the old man
was arguing. almost pettishly. we've
got to get toward home. It's after
seven o'clock already"
She sighed. She did not wish to 20.
She had never before had an oppor.
tunity TO poke around in the great
Jones house. filed with treasures from
far countries. books In foreign Ian
guages. family portraits by extraor-
binary painters who could make hui
man face look like a granite mask.
Rogers statuettes and other objects OF
high art. to say nothing OF ornate and
mastodonic articles OF mahogany fur
niture-solid. not veneered. and up
holstered in the very slipperiest hair
cloth.
IT'S after seven o'clock" the Judge
repeated.
Yes, suppose we must be going,'
said his wife reluctantly.
Mons generally abed by eight"
the Judge said proudly.
Except Saturday nights" she
granted. Il sometimes sit up tin ten
on Saturday. This was evidently dis
sipation so extraordinary that she told
Of II only In the strictest confidence.
But then" she added. 1--WE sleep till
all hours Sunday Sometimes l don't
get up till after sixl"
She smiled at Broadway: he smiled
gaily back at her and choked a word OF
comment which had risen to his lips.
That gave him, in his heart, a queer
feeling OF elation-almost as great as
that which he had felt after he had leo.
tured Pembroke. Broadway felt, and
glorified in the feeling, that he was
growing up with great rapidity.
Come on, Clara" Mrs Spotswood
called. The two girls were in a porch
swing, giggling.
You're not all going to leave me,
are you?" Broadway said protestingly
Cara, who had risen obediently
looked about the group. "Where's MT
Wallace?' she demanded. Her inter
est In him was constant. She had
heard nothing Of the elder wallace's
arrival.
Hes gone to take stroll with his
father"
oh, is his father here?" This aston.
ished and excited her. "Oh. I'm lust
crazy to see him! Aren't you, Josie ?"
4 should like to, yes"
jackson pleaded with the Judge and
Mrs. Spotswood "You don't mind II
Clara stays a little while do you?'
Ihen he turned to Josie. you're moi
IN a hurry, are You, Miss Richards?y
Why, no; but"
Please don't go" he urged. II can't
Dear C, be left alone
"Well' said Mrs. spotswood. with
the best Of humor, you girls remain
here and keep Broadway oompany tin
Mr.. Wallace gets back She turned
70 her husband, IT'S all right isn't
it, judge?'
Yes, guess SO, "ho agreed, with
gut TOO much enthusiasm. But donY
be late Clara
2 Won't pa"
Miih much STRENGTHENING Of. hex besi
sAF sfHis with many smiles lr5m ana
-Pf broadway with auderiH aher
Asaft when she thoueht aboat voune