The Huttig news., 1914-01-17

And at first I thought I'd do exactly as your uncle asked-let you think it was as he had said it was. But I've thought /, 1t over and it seems to me you'd ought to know Broadway merely stood and stared.
 Your uncle thought that he was acting for the best" the judge insisted Hes been hoping you would settle down. When you didn't. he thought he'd steal year from you, and give you one more chance. When he told me this tonight, told him that didn't think 1t was just right; and nd-fiually- well, you know it all now.o
 Broadway found the power of speech. Good old jpdge!"
 Then you're not angry?'
 I'm too happy to be angry. Got a time table about you?"
 Jackson, Jonesville was named aft. CT your ancestors
 Well, l don't like to live in it. I know chap named Bright Very like | ly Brights disease was named after his ancestor, but presume he doesn't want to die of it. Judge, Jonesville is an ailment."
 The judge. infinitely relieved. now that he had made clean breast of the thing, leaned back in his chair and laughed. despite his worries for the young mans future.
 Well, what are you going to do?"
 When can I get that money?"
 The trustees will have to pay it on demand
 Jackson laughed with rare delight sUncle's one of them. How it will pain his fingers when he hands it out to me! I'm going to demand! And I want to start tomorrow. I want to start tonight, but I am reasonable. I won't wake the old man up But while you go to get the money in the morn. ing, I'll get set at the town line. wait ing for you to bring it ta me, ready to get, anyway, 50 yards out of the town ship within 50 seconds. How I wish really could sprint"
 Broadway"
 'I know, judge, but let me tell you why l hate Jonesville and how. You knew my mother?"
 "A splendid woman. Broadway"
 Everyone says that: but. you see. ] didn't know her. And my father died when was twelve"
 "A magnificent man, Broadway."
 Yes. 1 guess he was the best bet in the village
 Poor chap! He never was tbe s=me after your mothers death"
 'ffhtn Uncle Abner took me. He , couldn't absolutely boss me, for certain moneys had been left with which spe- ctfic things were to be done for me. He had to have me educated at the schools and college which my father designat- ed 2"
 And he disapproved of them"
 T know he did A sheepskin from Jonesville academy is his idea of the evidence of the higher education for a Jones-along with side details on first aid to a stick of chewing gum
 He always wished to have you taks an interest in the gum business"
 T did, till another kid slipped me stick one day, when was absent-m mind ed, and began to chew 1t. Then and there I made up my mind to devote my life's endeavor to something which would not stick in your teeth. Judge Spotswood. Holsters don't"
 My boy. I wish you never had seen New York;
 No, you don't. judge. you wish you were going with me when 1 start
 
 Uncle says that in these days each man should have speciality if he would be successful. I'm going to specialize on staying out of Jonesville. I'm hoping for success
 Have you no friends here whom you dislike to leave?"
 You and the judgess. judge. and Clara I'll miss Josie. too. And there are some down at the factory. Bill Higgins, 1 like him. He used to enter tain me when we went in swimming and he got the cramps. Awfully funny when he had the cramps, Bill was; peevish but very funny. l shall miss Bill. But Jonesville, as whole. judge I'm not going to miss Jonesville, ex- cept the way a man may miss tooth that has been pulled for cause''
 The judge sighed. Well I had to tell you
 The young man looked at him with strange earnestness. Judge, would you get mad If should kiss you?'
 And you are really going, right away?"
 
 Its going to be the quickest get away Connecticut ever heard of
 CHApTER III