Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-17

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Broadway ceased to be that terrible
thing, a new and untried boss, VINO
must be looked at carefully, addressed
with caution and regarded with re-
spect made up principally Of fear. He
was young he had been fair to them;
he was their economic savior.
They went mad, and, at first permit
ting him no opportunity to make the
speech which he so feared, seized him
as If he had been the winning player
at q football game and bore him round
the great room OF the factory upon
their shoulders.
There was affection In the strong
arms OF the men who lifted him; there
were tears In many women's eyes
which watched. Not only was this
youth the boss; he was the young
boss. They knew he had been plucky
In his loyalty to them. rumors OF the
splendid offer which the trust had
made had been circulated freely. He
was accredited with that intention
most admired by real Americans, and
these workmen, in this old New Eng.
land mill, in this old New England VII
lage, were principally native sons.
He was not content to be an idler;
he insisted upon buckling down to a
mans job. And had he not decided to
take up the burden Of gum manufac-
ture largely through his feeling Of
responsibility to them and to the
town? Financially the offer OF the
trust must certainly have been more
tempting than the prospect Of CONNER
cial battle which, even should 1t win,
would inevitably involve a long, expen-
sive and intensely wearing strain!
Would they ride him round and
round upon their shoulders? Would
they cheer him till the blood rushed
to their heads? Would the woman
want to kiss him and the youngsters
look at him as If he were a species OF
superior being? Verify. they would.
And verify they did.
In the meantime, In the Office, Clara
was left quite alone. She may have
been aware that interesting things
were happening in the factory, things
which she would very gladly have wit
messed, but beyond doubt she felt that
something far more interesting-to-
wit, the arrival OF Bob Wallace-was
likely to occur at any moment In the
office. She preferred the smiles OF
Wallace to the cheers Of working-peo'
| pie, and she waited for them.
Wallace was not long delayed. She
greeted him with cordial liking. "You
didn't expect to find me here. did your
WELL, hardly: This is an unexpect
ed pleasure"
"Mr. Jones will be back in a few
minutes. He went out In the works t
make a speech"
She gave this information with tn
air of one explaining commonplace
To her everything, in deed, was com
monplace, save Wallace. She held hin
the most extraordinary thing on earth
But he was utterly amazed. EFT
make a speech" He burst into a roa
OF laughter. well, what do you thin.
Of that"
She smiled at him. She cared noti
ing for the cheering, but she would to
him about 1t, because she liked to tai
to him on any subject. well, yo
should have heard them cheering
They've made more noise than tn.
old town has ever heard before"
Eyes, I dare say it is" he granite
as new cheers burst forth.
But he did not go to see the der
o~nstration, which indicated to hi
that he must find something most q
tractive in this village bellies COZ
pany. What other woman could ha,
held him from the sight Of Broadw,
Jones in his first effort as an orator?
Funny" he remarked, and smil,
at her; ~ was thinking of you as
passed the drug store Just now"
She laughed, delighted. "That
strange, I've been thinking OF yo
tool"
Have you really?"
- Yes. Oh, those chocolates we
fine! ate them all before | went
bed" Then. reproachfully. but y
: shouldn't be spending your money I
20 way you dol"
I'd He was unconscious Of any mad
m penditure of which she could be cog
at zant and, therefore. was surpris,
ID "WhatT"
Mr.. Jones told me that you were
regular spendthrift."
ke This from Broadway, the most
nous spendthrift of New York's recs
ID. years! When did he tell you thai
ly he asked, endeavoring to hide
m meaning Of his smiles.
m, Just a little while ago. He said y
de spent over twenty-five dollars {
tn night"
dy For a second this e~xtraordin,
III statement almost choked him. He |
he been with Broadway when that s
nd would have been regarded as a mod
tip for a head.waiter.
'or "Oh, did he tell you about t
EST nightT he asked, still carefully