The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-01

( He suffered terribly ~ he imagined
these grim things and . dozen time.
was attacked by reporters who became
so incensed - they wrote their stories
of his villainy that they strove to stat
him with their lead pencils; . hun
drsd times was set upon by famshina
villasers Who wished to pick his ribs
with fang-like teeth: . thousand times
found himself stark and shivering b.
fore the bar Of justice In . chilly
stretch Of space. where the spsctsrs Of
all worthy Jonesss Of the past COO.
frontsd him with slim. accusing IN
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 . vhits
angel hoatsd to him. rsscuins him
from that which threatened him. And
this white angel. graceful. large-eysd.
smiling and bsasAcsnt, was always
Josie Richards. A. soon - she had
rescued him each time. he spoke his
speech to her. and sAs wept on his
shoulder.
The result Of such night Of agony
was. naturally. that they slept later
In the morning than was the Jonesvills
custom. When half past eight arrived
and they had not appeared. the wife
of the proprietor sent him upstairs to
see II they had not decamped without
paying for their rooms. or II. per-
chance. they had not come there sui
cidally inclined.
She crept up behind her liege lord
fearfully. and pseped across his shoul-
der a. he opened each unlocked door
In turn. Finding that they were but
peacefully asleep. she vas both
shocked at such unheard-of indolencs.
and cheated At the lack of tragedy. 20
she snorted. "Scandalous!" a. she
crashed down each step.
She was 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. sh4 would have
screamed for the village constable and
had him locked up In the calabooss.
Broadway had his high triumphant
moment when It became apparent that
Wallace would Of necessity no to the
village barber shop. Having come
away in flight from Mrs. Gerard with.
out bags or luggage Of whatsvsr kind,
he had NO razor with him.
NY whisksfs are % vhitish that
they will not begin to show until ths
aftsrnoon!" Broadway sxultsd. .By
that time Rankin will b here with
hass."
"rll wait for him. wont sss any,
You'll BE- sure to see the judges
daughter. All the Jonesvills girls that
work at the gum factory get mp at SIX
O'Clock. The idle. aristocratic class,
like Clara. stay in bed till seven"
We'll. where 10 It. then" said Wal
lace in an evil temper.
What? The village barber shop.
Next door" Broadway wrung his
hand. 'Good-by old chap; sood-by
I'll"
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 Il. for . while"
1t must b permanent" said Wal
lace. 1T has lasted through the long
est night the world has ever known"
The day already was we'll under way
st the Jones factory. Josie had been
At her managerial desk not less than
an hour and probably an hour and a
half when Wallace started for the bar
beF shop.
1t wat . 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 in
everything which she had said to him
about his duty to the village which had
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 all
which she had said might 70 for
naught, failing to impress him perma.
nently.
He had doubtless meant we'll when
he left her. but would that good inten.
ton stand the test of Wallace's ridi.
cule (she felt certain Wallace would
oppose her plan) and his own contem
plation Of the future for = night?
She had 4 hazy notion of what the
life Of idle rich youth in New Yorh
must be. but imagined that It mus,
attract with vivid power, and she could
guess that Jonesville did not Would
he hold firm in the determination
which she felt sure he had formed.
When the Judge came In he found
her wondering and worrying ~ she
waited for some papers she had sent 8
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 ths
Grand hotel" the Judge began.
Did you see the young mani"
only for . minute" The 1udg,
IauGhed }ndu1Dontlv "EJA wou >~t}rx