Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-02-19
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oh. so. so. judge"
Busy. / suppose, down to New
York"
Yes; busy every minute-night and
day"
"Uh-huh. l s'pose so. What did you
say the business was you've been fol
lowin'?"
Wallace answered before Broadway
had a chance. Liquor business, prin-
cipally." he said tersely.
"Broadway's eyes flashed toward
him a,lightning glance of sheer male
violence, which his caught without a
sign of anything but high amusement
"Yes-er-judge," said Broadway l
have invested quite lot OF money IN
the liquor business"
Well" said the cautious Judge, anX-
ious not to hurt his feelings, and, IN
his heart. not shocked, somebody's
got to sell it. And | suppose it was
the wholesale business you were IN
That's always thought respectable.
You bet it was the wholesale bust
ness" Wallace broke in cheerily.
Broadway began to feel intense dis
taste for the alertness of successful
business men. They took fellow up
and make a monkey of him before he
had a chance to think This whole trip
to Jonesville-
Judge" said the energetic advertis-
ing agent, maybe you would like a
little nip
MY boy" the judge replied in
mournful tones, you can't get it here
at this hotel. 1t amt been to be had
here since the Episcopalian that once
owned it was bought out by a Meth
odist"
I've" Broadway began.
I've got some in my pocket" said
Wallace, interrupting.
Now, Bob Broadway began to
protest, but the judge himself did not
permit him to complete his sentence
81 could show you to your ROOM he
said, being as the clerks gone out"
by all means. We"
"Er no." the judge said sadly
"'Twouldn't really do. My wife
jackson was looking round him for
his bag. Rankin always Suddenly he
remembered that he did not have his
bag They had fed without it as they
lodged Mrs. Gerard. He CRASHED his
teeth at Wallace.
But, even though the liquor question
was in no way settled at the session,
the Judge stayed little while to COS
sip. principally making inquiries about
the story which had been prominently
printed in the local papers that Broad
way was to marry rich widow.
Wallace took command here, too,
with lightning like celebrity. Judge,
said he with gravity, "if every widow
in New York who has contided to the
newspapers that she would like to
marry Mr. Jones had married him he'd
be modern Mormon"
Yes, suppose so-with the pros
poets of this business here in Jones'
Vile and a big wholesale liquor bust
ness of his own there in the city. l
bet they have been after him. But
must 60 You'll be up after supper"
Very soon, if supper's what | think
it will be" Broadway answered.
Mrs. Spotswood was consumed with
curiosity when her husband arrived at
home.
"Why didn't you bring him here to
supper" she inquired.
well, mother, you know they've
been on a railroad train four hours. |
guess they're pretty tired. They'll get
supper at the hotel" He laughed
MIR. Wallace, he's with Broadway,
asked to have it served up in their
rooms and Gilroy, the hotel clerk,
asked him if they wanted he should
feed it to them" His laughter became
violent. You know Gilroy's very
witty"
How does Broadway look?"
"Ten years older. My, how that boy
has changed"
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