Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26

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of his v~illainy that they strove to stab
him with their lead pencils; a hun
dred times was set upon by furnishing
villagers who wished to pick his ribs
with fang-like teeth; a thousand times
found himself stark and ~shivering be-
fore the bar Of justice in q chilly
stretch o .space, where the specters Of
all worthy Joneses Of the past con-
fronted him with slim, accusing I'm.
gers, pointed straight at his terror
stricken stomach.
The dreams were not true night
mares, though, for at the supreme in
slant of each period of peril a white
angel floated to him, rescuing him
from that which threatened him. And
this white angel. graceful, large-eyed.
smiling and b~enelcent, was always
Josie Richards. AS soon as she had
rescued him each time, he spoke his
speech to her. and she wept on his
shoulder.
The result Of such a night of agony
was. naturally. that they slept later
in the morning than was the Jonesville
custom. When half past eight arrived
and they had not appeared, the wife
Of the proprietor sent him upstairs to
see If they had not decamped without
paying for their rooms, Or If. per.
chance, they had not come there sui
cidally inclined.
She crept up behind her liege lord
fearfully, and peeped across his shout
der as he opened each unlocked door
in turn. Finding that they were but
peacefully asleep, she was both
shocked at such unheard-of Incidence,
and cheated at the lack Of tragedy, SO
she snorted., "Scandalous!" az she
crashed down each step.
She was a very solid woman, widely
built. Wallace had noticed that the
night before when he had peeped in
through the door. Had she been aware
of that terrific episode, she would have
screamed for the village constable and
had him locked up In the calaboose.
Broadway had his high triumphant
moment when 1t became apparent that
Wallace would of necessity 60 to the
village barber shop. Having come
away in fight from Mrs. Gerard with
out bags or luggage Of whatever kind.
hn hoA M rnwNv, NTH hfv~ r
my whiskers are so whitish that
they will not, begin to show until the
afternoon!" Broadway exulted. by
that time Rankin will be here with
bags"
"Tll wait for him. I won't see any
You'll be sure to see the judges
daughter. All the Jonesville girls that
work at the gum factory get up at six
o'clock. The idle. aristocratic class
like Clara. stay in bed till seven"
well, where IL 1t, them" said Wal
lace in an evil temper.
What? The village barber shop!
Next door," Broadway wrung bis
hand. "Good-by old chap; good-by
Ill"
"Just give my love to Broadway
Wallace begged.
Jackson Jones grew sober in an In
slant. Il don't expect I'll see much
Of 1t for q WHILE"
1T must be permanent" said Wal
lace. "Tt has lasted through the long
est night the world has ever known"
The day already was well under way
at the Jones factory. Josie had beer
at her managerial desk not less than
an hour and probably an hour and a
half when Wallace started for the bar
Der shop.
1t was a very trying morning for the
girl. The events Of the night before
had much upset her. and her sleep had
been as much disturbed as Broadway's
although. perhaps. less physically
painful.
She had been terribly In earnest ii
everything which she had said to hin
about his duty to the village which hat
made him rich. his duty to the family
whose name he bore, his duty to him
self; she had been intensely worried
still was intensely worried, lest al
which she had said might 60 fol
naught, failing to impress him perma
nently.
He had doubtless meant well wher
he left her. but would that good inten
ton stand the test Of Wallace's ridi
Guile (she felt certain Wallace would
oppose her plan) and his own contem
plation Of the future for a night?
She had q hazy notion of what thu
life Of idle rich youth in New Yorl
must be, but imagined that 1t mus
attract with vivid power, and she coult
guess that J%onesville did not. Woult
he hold firm in the determination
which she felt sure he had formed?
When the Judge came In he fount
her wondering and worrying as sh'
waited for some papers she had sent
clerk to get. Already she had almps
finished the statement Of affairs which
she had promised to give Broadway.
We'll. | just came over from tn,
Grand hotel" the Judge began.
did you see the young man?"
only for a minute" The judg,
laughed indulgently. HE was eatinl
breakfast in his room, and his vale
had just borrowed some hot fiat-ironi
and was pressing out his clothes" Tn,
judges laughter became very hearty.
Even Josie smiled; but the fact tina