The Glenwood post., 1914-01-17

young friends all call You Broad dWAy,
It's worrying your uncle"
Whit will he proIose,"
IF you won't go into the business,
he will try to buy you out"
/ Jackson hooked at him in dumb de-
light For money. Ready money!"
Yes; it's what I'm afraid of. Jack
son. Be careful how you sell to him"
I'll be careful that he pays n.
That's all care about"
"Doat - iA . hurry. What In
afraid of--bat I ought Aot 70 talk N
this way. Abaer Joaas has n0vss
dons me a III tsra. OF cosFss your
father vas ny cheat"
And dear uncle put his hooks inte
ny dad wAsnevsr he could get then
caught SOS he csuld pull. DIDN'T he."
He is . shrewd business man. But
don't sell. Jackson" The Judge vas
clearly Ill at ease.
If I don't sell. will I have to turn
to and make gum"
You ought to. A goose that lays
. golden egg should be we'll cared for ''
Let uncle raise the poultry. ID
rather sell the eggs"
But, Jackson
Judge. will you come to sec ne In
New York;"
The conversation had brought Jack
son Jones to sudden realization of the
fact that in eleven months or less he
would be twenty-five and that, ~ soon
as he was twenty-five. he would be
free, according to the terms of his
dead fathers will. to spend his own
exactly as he pleased.
Il suppose you'll go there just as
soon as you are master Of your for
tune"
The boy leaned forward eagerly
when will it happen. judge? viii 1t
be on the midnight that begins my
birthday, or the midnight that it ends
with? Quick! I've got to know"
Better wait till the next day. Jack
son. That's the safest Oh, l know
you'll go! But don't sell to your uncle.
Promise me-"
When will he make me the ofter?"
Before your birthday. Jackson"
''Is it as close as that? Is liberty as
close as that? hadn't realized.
Couldn't we get him to talk to me to-
night about it? II | agreed to sell to
him for half, would he agree to let my
birthday come at once instead of when
it's scheduled? Would"
The Judge was laughing, somewhat
ruefully. Jackson Jones amused him.
always; to some extent he could sym
pathize with his revolt against Jones
vile. He himself had revolted against
Jonesville In his youth. but there had
been no fortune coming to him with
the arrival Of his manhood to release
him from the hated village. And. BE-
sides, he Was uncomfortable tonight
He wondered II be ought to tell Broad
way what he had learned.
will you consider me yosr NV
ysf? ths judge asked.
Consider you my lawyer, judgss OF
lcoasoe you are ny lawyer. Weesot
'yee ny fathers lawyer"
Not always; I did not draw his
Wfn. fos instance. And in other things
your uneae-well. II your father had
~ listened. - l hope you'll listen, k3s
orothef Abner never would have
Oure! I know. And you've already
besa NY hwyer Didn't you get me
out Of Jail there in New Haven! Inas-
Inc being locked up in New Haven!
And T'A only dropped . melon from ths
window. II the chief Of police hap
psned to Be going by. was that my
foaH! I'd have eaten the melon II II
hs0nt been % spoiled. And stiM they
locked me up! They made 4 criminal
OF me! It's bad enough to be q Grim
tnal. bst to be . criminal imprisoned
h New Haven-heavens! Suppose q
naa shesld be locked up in Jonesville!
Why. he'd die Of shame"
well. II you accept me a. yosr hw-
ysr. VIXEN your uncle asks you to sell
ct yosr interest in the Jones Gam
company you will refuse. When you
d that. he'll try to bind you not to
ssll out to the trust ~ long - you
both live. hope you'll never sell out
- tie trust. but don't sign any pa
Dsss. Jackson. although you know
what the trust purchase OF the factory
wosd mean to Jonesville-aAd to all
q ~"
I'll not sell out to the trust, Judge,
but II my uncle"
He'll not offer you 4 fair price. He'll
want to get Q bargain. And remem-
bsf that the company will get richer
every year"
But the trust may bust It,"
Il hope you'll take that chance, my
boy. rather than ever be 4 party TO-
running the old home town."
All right, judge. won't sell to
Uncle Abner-anyway, just now I
won't need the money. There's enough
coming to me to keep me busy for q
while"
jackson. wish you might feel DIFF
fsrsntly about the starting Of your life
- . grown man. II you could cult.
vate . feeling Of respossibility-"
1T bores me. I could never even
oDoll It."