The Huttig news., 1914-02-21

 sfay refuses to settle down and take a lace in the gum factory in which he sue eeeded to his fathers interest.
 CHAPTER TT-Judce Spotswood informs Broadway that s2j0eo left him by his father is at his disposal. Broadway makes record time in heading for his fav orte street in New York.
 CHAPTER III-With his New York friend Robert Wallace Broadway crea tes 2 sensation by his extravaganza on the White Way. Four years pass and Broad way suddenly discovers that he is not only broke, but heavily Tn debt He ap- plies to his uncle for loan and receives 2 package of chewing gum with the ad- vice to chew it and forget his troubles. 'ie quietly seeks work without success. CHAPTER IV--Broadway gives what is Intended to be a farewell supper to his New York friends. and before il is over becomes engaged to Mrs. G rard an an- cfent widow. wealthy and very giddy
 CHAPTER v-Wallace expostnlates with the aged irt and her youthful dance, but fails to better the situation. He learns that Broadway is bro'-e and offers him position with his fathers ad- vertising firm but II is declined Wallace takes charge of Broadways affairs.
 The natural thought will be that I am marrying her for her money"
 Nonsense. They'll know better than that. ETeryones aware that you have all the money any man could"
 So you think so?" For the first time Broadway laughed It was a seornful. scathing. tragic laugh It startled Wallace.
 Well, haven't you?"
 Just second. Rankin! Oh. Ran kint"
 Rankin was entering, even as he called, bringing in a telegram Broad way took it without needing it and thrust it in his pocket unopened He was intent on showing Wallace how affairs really were with him.
 Rankin" he warned the man. q don't want to be disturbed for the next ten minutes. 1 have some business which I wish to talk over with Mir Wallace without a single interruption
 Very well, sir"
 As soon as the man had left the room Broadway settled to his task of making clean breast of it.
 I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Bob--my secret. No one else in the world knows. I wouldn't tell anyone else but you. I wouldn't tell you if it weren't for the fact that we've always been so close and such good friends But remember-it's Masonic,"
 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 brokei"
 You're what?" said Bob ineredulously.
 'Broke. Dead broke. Are you sur prised?"
 Say, what kind of joke is this?"
 Broadway laughed ruefully. Its no joke to be broke, Bob; but it's even worse than that with me. I'm in debt"
 "In debt."
 .'To the extent of about fifty thou. sand dollars"
 Well, what have you done with all your money?"
 It came from" Broadway answered, signing
 You mean Wall street?"
 No; Broadway"
 Investments gone wrong?"
 '1 never invested any money. The only thing I ever did was to spend 1t. :"
 But you couldn't spend all the money you hadi"
 Tt was easy. Everyone seemed glad to take it."
 But l supposed you had an enor- nous income"
 Well, that's what they all thought and still think That's why I've been able to go along and run head over heels in debt ] owe tailor bills, boot bills. jewelry bills, flower bills, res taurant bills. I've got stack of bills in that room there that would make Rockefeller complain of the high cost of living. and can't pay them be- cause Pm broke. Fiat broke! It's hard to believe, isn't it?"
 Why, you always led me to believe that fou were millionaire"
 Not exactly that. But l did not u6Hy lil6 SloIISS llttt, SClithON, Sot to going round Maybe lied little. At that, I would be worth a million by now if I'd had any business ability. with the bank roll had to start with, '
 When I came here to New York and started to burn up Broadway, five years or so ago, I was worth two hun dred and fifty thousand dollars There was cash, real estate and my small in- terest in the chewing gum factory. First thing I did was spend the cash. then I sold the real estate. then l Sold my interest in the factory.
 q had no use for anything but cash.
 My Uncle Abner bought me out and cheated me. He paid me just a hundred thousand. a measly hundred t.cge---. r-S = e.,-arz oe the pre-