Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19

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would be perfectly great OF you t,
stand by and protect the people OF thi
little town! You've a chance to d,
something very, very big-a reall,
wonderful thing! l hope you'll do It.
He shook his head, but not emphat
ically.
"And | believe you WILL" she added
and then her smile returned.
81 must run along, now You'd bet
ter come to the Office tomorrow, a,
early as possible. There's a great dea
to be done and 80 many things to b,
explained. III expect you at ten II
the morning, shall ~
Can l make 1t a quarter past"
Very we'll" She turned away, but
as she picked up a little shopping baf
with which she had been armed wheI
she ame in, she evidently was re
minded Of something, for she began t
tumble In 1t. Presently she founc
what she was seeking, and produced {
small tin box, round and highly deco
rated. She handed 1t to Broadway
who received 1t as II 1t had been some
thing Of high value.
This Is our latest" she explained
Il cont think you've seen them. Jones
Pepsin Waters. Good night, Mr.. Jones'
Dazed and with the box held loosely
in his hand, he gazed at her retreatinf
back. Good night or FER = Miss
Richards"
After she had gone, while Broadway
stood gazing after her, the box o.
Pepsin Waters still held loosely ir
his hand. the Judge said ch%eerfully:
She's a nice girl, isn't she?"
rs she?"
well, how did she strike you"
AN awful blow"
AN awful blow"
Broadway caught himself. He real
lied that such talk would not do. He
tried to dodge the inference. mo, no.
he protested. 81 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! mo, 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 1t my
self"
Broadway spoke up hurriedly. mo;
don't do that. Ask Mrs. Spotswood to
make 1t for me, won't your"
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, i've got a
real knockout surprise for you. young
fellow! Pembroke was waiting at the
ONCE Of the hotel. That was his mar
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 . train-he
came by motor. And Just to show you
what a smart little fellow you are fol-
wanting to close at their price a.
noon today, l, who represented my
self as Henry Wilson. your secretary
have given them till eleven O'clock to
morrow to close the deal at ifteer
hundred thousand dollars.
He's burning up every telegraph
and telephone wire between here anc
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
thence. Fifteen hundred thousand dol
lars! A million and a half"
He had been leaning tensely forward
In his chair. Now he cast himsel
backward In an attitude of satisfied
ease.
What do you think Of that?" h,
asked.
Bob" said Broadway slowly, I"
can't sell this plant"
"You can't" 1t was an exclamation
of amazement.
"You don't know" said Broadwa,
dreamily. you haven't heard. Now
just think of what I'd be selling. Here,
the thing my grandfather worked 70,
and handed down to my father: an,
the thing my father worked for an,
handed down to me: and it's the thin,
that I should work for and hand dow
to my children. and then to theirs, an,
30 on and so on.
Wallace looked at him with incredu
lily too great, at first. for word
When they finally came they were Ell
plosive. Say" he cried. What tn,
his the matter with youf"
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