Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-07-03

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way, in a whisper.
Henry"
Broadway was content With
grand air and several protrusions Of
the neck, he ordered: Take the entire
conversation. Henry" Outdone by
anyone like Pembroke! He thought
not!
Are we to talk in the presence of
all here?" asked Pembroke calmly,
coldly, disapprovingly. He was very
cautious.
I'm satisfied, II you are" Broadway
answered. "Sit down, judge"
Very well, Mr. JONES'" said Penn
broke gravely. "Mr. Jones, am not in
the habit of doing business through
hirelings." He cast a scornful glance
at Wallace, who smiled sweetly in re-
turn. Your Mr.. Wilson, your secre-
tary as he represents himself to be.
and whose impertinance, by the way,
Is beyond description, has had the
audacity to state that I should have
to do business through him or not at
ALL"
Those were my instructions" Jack
son answered, never wavering.
Il should like to understand the
reason for so unusual an arrange
ment."
Well" said Jackson, you want to
buy something that own. He's the
salesman. that's ALL He paused,
yunnHnrirr af hfc hriI1ianNn
John Wanamaker owns store, but
he doesn't wait on the customers.
does he?"
This was unanswerable. 1t dunn
founded Pembroke; it delighted all
the other hearers, saving only the two
secretaries, who were bent above their
tasks with nervous diligence.
Broadway himself laughed outright.
How was that?" he asked Wallace
in whisper.
You're immense, on the square"
said Wallace, with intense apprecia-
ton.
Pembroke was not thus impressed.
He was offended. He was evidently
ready for offence from any quarter.
You are fippant, SIR he said with q
grave scorn. you gave me your word
that the deal would be consummated
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The price was settled and agreed upon
by both of US"
Jackson sat in silence, regarding
him with an innocent, unwavering at
tention which very greatly discomfort
ed him.
Il returned by appointment to your
New York apartment, with my law
yers and papers ready to sign, and
upon inquiring from an insolent butler
as to your whereabouts l received the
information that you were on your
way to Egypt"
Good old Rankin" muttered Broad
way, and decided, then and there, to
raise his buffers wages once more.
"He said the only word that you had
left for me was a profance request
! that l go to-er-well. we'll not re-
| peat it,
'Ill make that raise twenty, not
ten," Broadway reflected
believing you to be man of in
| tegrity," Pembroke went on, "unfor-
| tunately for me I had no witnesses
present at our closing Of the bargain"
Broadway continued to smile ex-
pansively.
Still" sa1d Pembroke, Il ask you,
as man to man, is your word worth
less?"
| Broadway looked at him with an
intensity Of gaze which required three
stretchings of the neck to bring about.
when I'm doing business with IN
scrupulous people, yes" he answered.
| Pembroke, shuddering, turned to his
stenographer. Have you got that,
John?" And John nodded.
Got that, Henry?" Broadway &c
manded of his man. And Henry nod
ded.
Then Broadway walked the floor,
keeping the astonished Pembroke fix
ed with a glittering eye. That care
| full able, very modern business per
son was rather notably surprised by
| the young man. Somehow he seemed
to have developed since the hour so
short a time before, when first he had
encountered him In New York city,
When l fell for your rush football
business methods yesterday and
agreed to SELL" said Broadway, his
voice assuming an extraordinary sing
song, to his friends unusual, to him.
self astonishing, to Pembroke discon-
certing, and, in later years, cele-
brated thing, Il wasn't aware of the
low, contemplate tricks to which your
company had stopped in order to put
my poor old uncle out Of business. "
His voice thrilled with feeling when
he used those touching words my
poor old uncle" His poor old uncle"
would have been emphatically sur
prised had he been there to hear that
thrill.
II didn't know 1t was the result Of
the business blows you'd dealt him
that sent him to his grave" e am
! endeavoring, by means of hyphens, to
indicate the lingering, scathing en-
phasis which Broadway. this day sat
urated in the soul Of oratory, was Civ
ing now to certain words.) Il didn't