Pocahontas star herald., 1914-02-13

und started 10 AlolotlAo one Nef'o
him back with Wild hand.
Leave him to me. dear" Jackson
urged her In five minutes III con-
vince him that Il all is absolutely
true"
She was comforted a little by his
tone. Then you won't come for n
driver"
STOP for me In. say. half an hour"
well. IN run along. then. ! must
get the air All this has given me n
dreadful headache"
Jackson turned reproachfully TO
Wallace. See what you've done7 I"
Bye bye. dearloi" cried his iancoo.
bye bye. sweetheart"
In half an hourr'
About that"
Don't you listen TO that mani" This
In warning tone.
NO: I'm going TO make him listen
TO me-"
"oh. you dear boyl Bye bye. deariel"
She waved n plumply wrlnkled hand nc
him. and left the two young men alone
together.
Say. are you going orazyf" were
wallace's first words. spoken as soon
as he was sure that she was gone.
Nothing OF the kind. I'm perfectly
all right"
"You mean to tell me that"
1--WE got a whole lot to tell you. Sit
down"
As Wallace found chair and. as n
exhausted. sank into Il. broadway
paced the room uneasily.
e."
The bell rang and Rankin hurried In.
on his way to answer II.
III it's anyone for me. I'm not NJ
home." ssid Broadway. I'm vislting
in-Paterson."
He turned again 10 Wallace.
Nov. In the nrst place" he said
gravely, Il want you 10 understand
thoroughly that I'm positively serious
about this whole afnir and that moth
ing you osn say viii change my plans
Is that understoodr'
We'll. 70 on
"Mrs. Gerard and are going TO be
msrrisa. md it's going 70 happen very
shortly. whether you like II or not. II
you care to retain my friendship you
must set used TO it'-he tighed-"the
same as |. shall have 10. Am clear7"
We'll, I'm listening"
Broadway sighed again. Il know sew
eral girls who viii cry very bitterly.
and know a lot OF fellows who will
laugh very heartily; but the fact re-
mains that the lady who Just left this
room is to become Mrs. jackson Jones.
So. once and for all. get It out OF your
head that It is q joke"
He glanced distastefully at his very
mournful friend, who seemed. some
how. to have shriveled as he heard all
this uncompromising talk.
"And don't sit there like a pallboar-
er, smilel Utter few kind words,
Say something. anyhow +"
Wallace leaned toward him. his eye
lighting with the fire of combat.
Now"
Don't you dare to give me any ar
gument about this thingl II would
only be waste OF words. My mind ie
positively made up"
do you realize what"
What people are going to say7 OF
course do. I've gone over all Of that.
I've threshed II out with myself from
every possible angle. know what
they're going TO say, and know exact
iy what they're going to think"
We'll. what are they going 10
think"
"The natural thought win be that
am marrying her for her money"
Nonsense. They'll know better than
that. Everyone's aware that you have
all the money any man could"
80 you think so?" For the first
time Broadway laughed. II was a
scornful, scathing. tragic laugh. 1t
startled Wallace.
We'll, haven't your"
Just a second. Rankini oh, Ran
kinl"
Rankin was entering. even as he
called. bringing In a telegram. Broad
way took II without needing II and
thrust II In his pocket unopened. He
was intent on showing Wallace how
affairs really we're with him.
Rankin" he warned the man, II
don't want to be disturbed for the next
ten minutes. have some business
which | wish to talk over with Mr..
Wallace without a single interruption"
Very well, sir"
AS soon as the man had left the
room Broadway settled to his task OF
making a clean breast Of IT,
I'm going to let you in on little
secret, Bob--my secret. No one else
in the world knows. wouldn't tell
anyone else but you. wouldn't tell
you II II weren't for the fact that we've
always been SO close and such good
friends. But remember-it's Masonicl"
Wallace gravely bowed. Certain
ly." He was intensely puzzled; he
could not imagine what was coming.
'Well," said Broadway, with no
further prelude, Bob, I'm brokel"
you're what?" said Bob
inoredulously.